Sir Walter Raleigh is awarded a patent to colonize Virginia.

The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York fire kills 146 garment workers.

A 81-day-long standoff begins between the anti-government group Montana Freemen and law enforcement near Jordan, Montana, USA.

An arson fire kills 87 people trapped inside an illegal nightclub in the New York City.