Mafia boss John Gotti was convicted of thirteen murders and racketeering.
On June 10, 2002, John Gotti died from throat cancer while in confinement.
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The Coinage Act was enacted in the US.
New York Times Newspaper officially declared that the Cold War was over.
Explorer Juan Ponce de León found Florida and claimed it for Spain.
The International Criminal Court opened its first office in Venezuela following allegations of torture and killings by the country's security forces.
Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.
