The shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir joined, forming the largest artificial satellite to orbit the earth.
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A fire destroyed Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
Finnish Armi Kuusela won the first Miss Universe Pageant at Long Beach, California.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake dubbed the 'Sierra Madre Earthquake' occurred in South California and caused around $40 million in damages.
The Commissioners of Customs Act was passed in the US.
Sverre was crowned King of Norway.