The first US woman in space, Sally Ride, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61.
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The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
NASA announced they had found 'Earth's bigger, older cousin.'
Pete Everest became the fastest man in the world.
Benjamin Franklin sailed from England back to the US to work for a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia.
The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
