NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.
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Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared for 11 days.
The Grand Union Flag flew for the first time with the commissioning of the USS Alfred.
State troopers in Victoria, Australia, killed more than 30 gold miners at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.
The original PlayStation was launched in Japan.
The US Defense Secretary announced that the US Military would open all combat roles to women.
