The disaster movie “Twister” by Michael Crichton premiered.
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Christopher Columbus spotted the Cayman Islands.
The parliament of Great Britain passed the Tea Act, a piece of legislation that ultimately led to the Boston Tea Party.
The first telephone was installed in the telegraph room in the White House, thanks to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Mother's Day was officially celebrated for the first time in Grafton, West Virginia.
The USSR attempted to launch an uncrewed spacecraft to Mars.
