Pope Innocent I is elected as Pope.

The first gorilla to be bred in captivity is born at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio.

The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York, New York.

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin re-opens after nearly 30 years, ending the division of East and West Germany.

The shoe bomber, Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.