Finnish Armi Kuusela won the first Miss Universe Pageant at Long Beach, California.
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Sverre was crowned King of Norway.
The shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir joined, forming the largest artificial satellite to orbit the earth.
The first flight from the West Coast to Hawaii was made by the US Army aircraft, The Bird of Paradise.
The Commissioners of Customs Act was passed in the US.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake dubbed the 'Sierra Madre Earthquake' occurred in South California and caused around $40 million in damages.
