Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.
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A fire broke out at the top of the famous iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
A woman in Rome became the first person to receive a bionic hand that can sense touch.
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.
During the Battle of Princeton, British forces were defeated in New Jersey by George Washington's revolutionary army.
