George W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.
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Explorer Christopher Columbus, on his second voyage, found Dominica and the Kalinago people.
The Times of India was founded, making it the largest English-language newspaper in the world.
Political activist and French playwright Olympe de Gouges was guillotined.
Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah became the first elected female State Senator in the United States.
The One World Trade Center opened on the original World Trade Center site.