Explorer Richard E. Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole.
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East Timor declared its independence from Portugal.
The Marianna Coal Mine in Pennsylvania exploded and killed 154 men.
The female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read were found guilty of piracy.
The Chicago Times-Herald sponsored the United States' first-ever car race, with the winning car going an average of 7 miles per hour.
NASA launched the Mariner 4 space probe on a mission to Mars.
