Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.
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Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tried to fly his famous Flying Machine invention for the first time.
Aretha Franklin became the first-ever female artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Benito Mussolini's Fascist dictatorship over Italy began after an aggressive speech in parliament.
Roman Emperor Decius ordered everyone in the Roman Empire to make sacrifices to the Roman gods.
The cryptocurrency 'Bitcoin' was created, providing a new digital currency.
