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 Soviet Union's Zond 1 space probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The Falklands War broke out between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands and lasted ten weeks.
New York Times Newspaper officially declared that the Cold War was over.
The International Criminal Court opened its first office in Venezuela following allegations of torture and killings by the country's security forces.
The '2001: A Space Odyssey' sci-fi movie premiered in Washington, DC.
