California became the 31st state to join the United States of America.
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Grace Hopper fell victim to the first-ever computer bug after removing a moth from her Harvard Mark II computer.
With a record time of 2:52:29, Armas Toivonen was the first European to win gold for a marathon at the European Athletics Championships.
The New England Confederation declared war on the Wampanoag Indians.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle launched from Florida on its 19th mission, STS-64.
HBO first aired the American war drama miniseries 'Band of Brothers' by Steven Spielberg.
