The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
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Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt was presumed dead after being swept out to sea by a riptide.
The US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton, forwarding the articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial.
The Williamsburg suspension bridge opened.
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first Lord of the Rings film, was released in theaters.
The Supreme Court of Colorado ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to run again for President.