Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.
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British Novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine left England for America on board the Britannia ship.
Workers began construction on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
The cryptocurrency 'Bitcoin' was created, providing a new digital currency.
The United States broke diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba.
Benito Mussolini's Fascist dictatorship over Italy began after an aggressive speech in parliament.
