After recording for four years, Duffy released her debut studio album “Rockferry.”
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The previously known District of Louisiana became the Louisiana Territory.
The notorious John Dillinger used a wooden pistol to break out of prison.
Florida became the 27th state to join the United States of America.
Steve Fossett completed the first around the world airplane solo non-stop journey.
A field in Bath County, Kentucky, was showered by a steady rain of mystery meat. This became known as the Kentucky meat shower.