Aéropostale ndash The first Aeropostale clothing store opens in New York City, New York. It is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories.
Hoddle Street Massacre: Julian Knight, 19, goes on a shooting rage in Melbourne, killing seven people and injuring 19 before surrendering to police.
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 (a McDonnell Douglas MD-82) crashes on takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan just west of Detroit killing all but one (4-year old Cecelia Cichan) of the 156 people on board.
