September 2, 1998 in History

Event:

SwissAir flight 111 crashes off the coast of Nova Scotia killing all 229 onbaord, likely cause was an electrical fire





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1971 Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors win their 1st U.S. Open tennis matches
1941 Academy copyrights Oscar statuette
1940 Great Smoky Mountains National Park dedicated
1937 U.S. Housing Authority created by National Housing Act
1789 U.S. Treasury Department established by Congress
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