The US Defense Secretary announced that the US Military would open all combat roles to women.
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State troopers in Victoria, Australia, killed more than 30 gold miners at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.
The original PlayStation was launched in Japan.
Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared for 11 days.
NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.
Illinois became the 21st state to join the United States of America.
