Iowa became the 29th state to join the United States of America.
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Scarlett Johansson made her debut on Broadway.
Hong Kong began to slaughter the city's 1.6 million chickens to stop the spread of an influenza strain.
Andrea Bocelli made his classical debut singing at a concert at Teatro Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia.
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.
