Florida became the 27th state to join the United States of America.
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After recording for four years, Duffy released her debut studio album ''Rockferry."
The US adopted the national anthem 'Star-Spangled Banner.'
Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel' made it into Billboard's Top 100 pop chart.
Los Angeles police brutally beat an unarmed Rodney King with batons up to 60 times.
A field in Bath County, Kentucky, was showered by a steady rain of mystery meat. This became known as the Kentucky meat shower.
