George W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.
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Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah became the first elected female State Senator in the United States.
NASA launched the last space probe in the Mariner Program, Mariner 10.
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.
The International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selected 'SOS' (· · · – – – · · ·) as the global standard for radio distress calls.
