Clint Eastwood was elected as Mayor of Carmel, California.
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One of the world's most important medieval castles, Krak des Chevaliers, was conquered by Sultan Baibars.
Construction of the Bahrain World Trade Center was officially completed.
Researchers discovered that as many as 600 million birds die in the US every year after flying into skyscrapers.
Racer Bob Burman died after crashing his race car in Corona, California.
The first idea of a fire escape was patented.
