Kansas entered the Union, making it the 34th state to join the United States of America.
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Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' was released in theaters.
The Coca-Cola Company was incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia.
French President Jacques Chirac announced France's nuclear test program had finished.
The New York Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem 'The Raven.'
Zayn Malik's 'Pillowtalk' single was released.