1898 - USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown, 258 sailors die 1933 - Social-democratic newspaper "Vorwarts" banned again in Berlin 1956 - Pirates and KC As cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham, Alabama, due to a local ordinance barring Black players from playing against White players 1959 - Antonio Segni forms Italian government 1985 - World chess championship match abandoned with Anatoly Karpov 25 leading Garry Kasparov 23 2000 - Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails 2001 - First draft of the complete human genome is published in the journal "Nature" 2002 - At the Tri-State Crematory in La Fayette, Georgia, investigators find uncremated bodies disposed of in the woods and buildings on crematorium's property. One of the worst incidents of abuse in the funeral service industry. More Historical Events »