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.
NASA unveiled its first space shuttle, the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek declared his discovery of microorganisms to the Royal Society in London.
German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered the moon of Saturn, 'Mimas.'
Finnish long-distance runner Taisto Mäki broke the 10,000-meter world record in 29:52:06.
