The US army enlisted its first female colonel, Julia Flikke.
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Itza, the last Mayan kingdom, was conquered by Spanish forces.
Prolific killer John Wayne Gacy was given the death sentence for the murder of 33 young men and boys.
Luciano Pavarotti's final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.
Bill Gates left the Microsoft board after founding the company four decades prior.
American baseball catcher Wilbert Robinson tried to claim a record by catching a ball dropped from a plane 525 feet above him.
