Wikipedia was launched.
The website’s name comes from the Hawaiian word “wiki,” which means “quick.”
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Construction of The Pentagon was completed.
US Airways Flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River, NYC.
The world-famous Swan Lake ballet premiered in St. Petersburg at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre.
Inventor Elisha Otis acquired a patent for a steam engine for elevators.
A Chinese Long March rocket launched the Belarussian government's Belintersat-1 satellite into orbit.
