Pirate alcohol smuggler Horace Alderman killed three people, including a coast guardsman and secret service agent.
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Lynne Cox set a new record by swimming 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Alaska to Siberia in a swimsuit.
The National Space Development Agency of Japan selected Mamoru Mohri, Chiaki Mukai, and Takao Doi as Japan’s first astronauts.
The first American soldiers arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War.
Hollywood's first full Asian cast movie called 'Crazy Rich Asians' was released.
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for US president by the Progressive Party.
