Major Glenn Miller, musician, and composer, disappeared over the English Channel during a flight.
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The American Psychiatric Association officially declared that homosexuality is not a mental illness.
Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.
Johnny Cash released 'Folsom Prison Blues.'
Former French President Jacques Chirac was convicted of diverting public funds and received a two-year suspended prison sentence.
The US Bill of Rights was ratified when Virginia gave its approval, which became amendments 1-10 of the constitution.
