Madison Square Garden in New York City opened North America’s first artificial ice rink.
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War of the World's played on the radio, and residents in Quito, Ecuador, believed they were being attacked by Martians.
Mexican drug lord Joaquín aka 'El Chapo,' was finally brought to justice.
NASA's NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft became the first space probe to land on an asteroid when it touched down on 433 Eros.
Santiago, Chile, was founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia.
The first graphics card chip, i740, was released by Intel.
