George H. W. Bush was elected as the 41st President of the United States of America.
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Asteroid 2005 YU55 came dangerously close to hitting the Earth.
German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered x-rays.
The Camp Fire in California became that state's deadliest blaze after it killed 88 people and caused 52,000 people to be evacuated.
Category five Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the Philippines and claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people with gusts up to 145 miles per hour.
Montana became the 41st state to join the United States of America.
