February 1 - Janet Jackson has a wardrobe malfunction; the nation flips the hell out.

June 5 - Ronald Reagan dies.

June 21 - Mike Melvill on SpaceShipOne makes the first non-governmental human spaceflight.

June 25 - Fahrenheit 9/11 is released into theaters.

July 3 - Daelan Teeters is born.

July 21 - Jerry Goldsmith dies.

August 6 - Rick James dies.

August 17 - Dune: The Battle of Corrin is released.

August 18 - Elmer Bernstein dies.

October 4 - Brian Binnie on SpaceShipOne makes the ship's second spaceflight in a span of two weeks, winning the X Prize.

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