Eileen Collins became the first female space shuttle commander with the launch of mission STS-93.
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Pete Everest became the fastest man in the world.
Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
The first US woman in space, Sally Ride, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61.
Forty-three people were killed in the Detroit Riots, one of the worst riots in US history.
Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
