The colony of Victoria, Australia, was hit by the Black Thursday bushfires, burning 19,000 square miles.
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Turkey and Syria were struck by a catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 59,259 people.
The world's most infamous clown, John Wayne Gacy, went on trial after he murdered 33 young men in Cook County, Illinois.
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched the world's most powerful rocket, 'Falcon Heavy.'
Massachusetts became the 6th state to join the United States of America.
Asian record where temperatures plummeted to -90° F in Oymyakon, Russia.
