The US Bill of Rights was ratified when Virginia gave its approval, which became amendments 1-10 of the constitution.
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Former French President Jacques Chirac was convicted of diverting public funds and received a two-year suspended prison sentence.
The American Psychiatric Association officially declared that homosexuality is not a mental illness.
Major Glenn Miller, musician, and composer, disappeared over the English Channel during a flight.
Napoleon Bonaparte finally had a funeral.
Gone with the Wind, the drama film directed by Victor Fleming, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.
