The 2018 partial shutdown of the US federal government began.
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A powerful tsunami hit Indonesia.
The Mummy film, directed by Karl Freund, was released in the US.
The British ship HMS Minotaur sunk, killing 480 people.
The first gorilla born in captivity, called Colo, was born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
A samurai called Itō Hirobumi became Japan's first Prime Minister.
