The Soviet K-278 Komsomolets nuclear submarine caught fire and sank off the coast of Norway.
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NASA launched the 2001 Mars Odyssey space probe from Cape Canaveral.
Mount Vesuvius volcano erupted, devastating Naples in the process.
Booker T. Washington became the first Black person pictured on a US postage stamp.
Englishman John Walker invented modern-day wooden matches that create a flame through friction.
Donald Trump launched 59 missiles into Syria.
