Major Glenn Miller, musician, and composer, disappeared over the English Channel during a flight.
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The US Bill of Rights was ratified when Virginia gave its approval, which became amendments 1-10 of the constitution.
Gone with the Wind, the drama film directed by Victor Fleming, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Johnny Cash released 'Folsom Prison Blues.'
The Republic of Ezo, a separatist Japanese state, was established on the island of Ezo, Japan.
The US Patents Office was nearly completely burned down.
