The first radio message to go across the Atlantic Ocean was sent from Virginia to Paris.
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The benefit concert 'United We Stand' led by Michael Jackson took place to stand up against terrorism.
Alec Baldwin accidentally used a live firearm during a movie rehearsal, during which he shot and killed a cinematographer.
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived at Cape Virgenes, becoming the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean.
Apple Day started in Covent Garden, London.
Major Australian newspapers blacked out their front pages in protest against press restrictions on printing whistleblower stories.
