Florida became the 27th state to join the United States of America.
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Los Angeles police brutally beat an unarmed Rodney King with batons up to 60 times.
In Auckland, New Zealand, Sky Tower opened, making it the tallest free-standing building in the Southern Hemisphere.
A field in Bath County, Kentucky, was showered by a steady rain of mystery meat. This became known as the Kentucky meat shower.
Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel' made it into Billboard's Top 100 pop chart.
Steve Fossett completed the first around the world airplane solo non-stop journey.
