Iowa became the 29th state to join the United States of America.
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Vladimir Putin signed a law banning the US adoption of Russian children.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope began the multi-day process of unfurling its sunshield.
The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
Scarlett Johansson made her debut on Broadway.
The Westminster Abbey in London was consecrated.
