The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
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Forty-three people were killed in the Detroit Riots, one of the worst riots in US history.
NASA announced they had found 'Earth's bigger, older cousin.'
Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
Eileen Collins became the first female space shuttle commander with the launch of mission STS-93.
