A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Nebraska became the 37th state to join the United States of America.
At 340 days, Astronaut Scott Kelly completed the longest single mission aboard the International Space Station.
Captain America issue #1 comic was published by Timely Comics (which later became Marvel).
The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.
James Cameron's Titanic became the first film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
