Miss America crowned Vanessa Williams, the first black winner, in New York City.
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The New York Stock Exchange reopened for trading after the September 11 attacks.
German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered the moon of Saturn, 'Mimas.'
Inventor Phillip W Pratt obtained the patent for his sprinkler system designed to extinguish fires.
Linus Torvalds released the first version of the Linux operating system kernel for free on the Internet.
Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek declared his discovery of microorganisms to the Royal Society in London.
