Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.
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The Mars Polar Lander was launched.
Workers began construction on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
Jeffery Epstein's associates were revealed in court documents from Ghislaine Maxwell's 2015 trial.
Aretha Franklin became the first-ever female artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The Apple Computer Company became Apple Computers Inc.
