The 2018 partial shutdown of the US federal government began.
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The British ship HMS Minotaur sunk, killing 480 people.
Asteroid 323 Brucia became the first asteroid discovered using photography.
Richard Reid, infamously known as the 'shoe bomber,' attempted to blow up an airplane with explosives in his shoes.
The 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' policy was repealed.
Two robbers who wore police uniforms robbed an armored truck of $3 million in New Jersey.
