The state of California became the first to ban fur products.
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Christopher Columbus claimed he first saw land at present-day Bahamas.
The world's strongest storm ever was recorded.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army attempted to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
President Theodore Roosevelt changed the name of the 'Executive Mansion' to 'The White House.'
The USS Holland (SS-1) became the first modern submarine commissioned for the United States Navy.
