Mount Tongariro in New Zealand erupted for the first time in 115 years.
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Korean Air Flight 801 crashed while approaching Guam airport, killing 229 of the 254 people aboard.
The Department of Health in Manila, Philippines, declared a national epidemic after the dengue outbreak.
Flammable vapor caught fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California.
Norwich University was founded in Vermont.
NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars' Aeolis Palus plain.