DC Comics released Flash Comics Issue 1, featuring Flash Gordon.
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The American state of New Jersey was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
MTV and Harmonix released Rock Band for PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America.
Zarya, the first International Space Station module, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Roman soldier Diocletian was appointed the new Roman Emperor after Roman Emperor Carus's death.
Zumbi, the last of the Quilombo dos Palmares kings, was killed.
