The British ship HMS Minotaur sunk, killing 480 people.
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The Mummy film, directed by Karl Freund, was released in the US.
Richard Reid, infamously known as the 'shoe bomber,' attempted to blow up an airplane with explosives in his shoes.
Two robbers who wore police uniforms robbed an armored truck of $3 million in New Jersey.
The 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' policy was repealed.
A powerful tsunami hit Indonesia.
