Kentucky became the 15th state to join the United States of America.
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Tennessee became the 16th state to join the United States of America.
Ion Antonescu, Romania's dictatorial World War II leader, was executed by firing squad.
Anti Slavery activist Isabella Baumfree became a Methodist and changed her name to Sojourner Truth.
The Heimlich Maneuver was published in an article for the first time.
Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France signed the Secret Treaty of Dover.
