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.
In the United Kingdom, women over the age of 30 were granted the right to vote.
William Painter secured a patent for the capped bottle opener.
Astronaut Alan Shepard was the first to hit a golf ball on the Moon.
Massachusetts became the 6th state to join the United States of America.
