A samurai called Itō Hirobumi became Japan’s first Prime Minister.
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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The 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' policy was repealed.
The Mummy film, directed by Karl Freund, was released in the US.
A powerful tsunami hit Indonesia.
The 2018 partial shutdown of the US federal government began.
