French aviator Eugène Lefebvre tragically died in an airplane crash, making this day the first-ever aviation fatality.
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El Salvador established Bitcoin as legal tender.
The Blitz began.
The Great Atlantic hurricane formed and wreaked havoc for a whole week.
Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary 'Borat' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Boston, Massachusetts, was founded by Governor Winthrop.
