The first telephone was installed in the telegraph room in the White House, thanks to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
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The disaster movie 'Twister' by Michael Crichton premiered.
US Geological Survey issued a statement revealing that 39 Montana glaciers have reduced in size from 39 to 85 percent in the last 50 years.
Christopher Columbus spotted the Cayman Islands.
Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
The USSR attempted to launch an uncrewed spacecraft to Mars.
