Indiana became the 19th state to join the United States of America.
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The US FDA approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
Wall Street film directed by Oliver Stone starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen, was released.
The final Apollo mission, Apollo 17, successfully landed on the moon.
Time magazine called Susan Sontag 'one of Manhattan's brightest intellectuals' in a review of her groundbreaking essay 'Notes on Camp.'
Edward VIII officially announced his abdication.
