In Carlton County, Minnesota a forest fire kills 453 people.

An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at the Children’s Hospital in Boston.

“Bali Bombing”: Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Kuta. 202 are killed.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is first published

The ship, USS Cole is badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39