The first radio message to go across the Atlantic Ocean was sent from Virginia to Paris.
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Native American Kateri Tekakwitha became the first native to become a saint.
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.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ITOS-B weather satellite launched atop a Delta rocket.
The American musical comedy ''My Fair Lady,” starring Audrey Hepburn, was released in the US.
