Connecticut became the 5th state to join the United States of America.
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Michael Jackson accepted the Artist of the Century award in Los Angeles at the American Music Awards.
Five minutes after take-off, Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashed north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 passengers.
NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-32.
The first-ever all-female golf tournament was held.
Income tax was introduced in the UK so that prime minister William Pitt could collect funds to beat Napoleon.
