The previously known District of Louisiana became the Louisiana Territory.
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The notorious John Dillinger used a wooden pistol to break out of prison.
In Auckland, New Zealand, Sky Tower opened, making it the tallest free-standing building in the Southern Hemisphere.
The US National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was founded as an emergency measure during WWI.
A field in Bath County, Kentucky, was showered by a steady rain of mystery meat. This became known as the Kentucky meat shower.
Steve Fossett completed the first around the world airplane solo non-stop journey.
