Magellan reaches the Pacific, William Shakespeare gets hitched, the Grand Ole Opry debuts, Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci defects, and Jeffrey Dahmer is killed in prison, all on this day.
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2001: Enron Corp., once the world's largest energy trader, sees its credit rating decreased to junk status after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backs out of an $8.4 billion deal to take it over. Enron would filed for bankruptcy on Dec. 2, 2001.