The colony of Victoria, Australia, was hit by the Black Thursday bushfires, burning 19,000 square miles.
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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.
The world's most infamous clown, John Wayne Gacy, went on trial after he murdered 33 young men in Cook County, Illinois.
The US Congress changed the name of the Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Massachusetts became the 6th state to join the United States of America.
