Australia’s first university, The University of Sydney, was inaugurated.
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The Russian Soyuz MS-10 manned spacecraft malfunctioned during takeoff and made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
NASA launched STS-92 to the International Space Station, which became the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
Theodore Roosevelt became the first US President to fly in an airplane.
The world's longest flight took place between Singapore and Newark Airport.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein detailing the possibility of atomic weapons.
