Maine became the 23rd state to join the United States of America.
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NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-119.
1.4 million students across 125 nations participated in the School Strike for Climate.
Explorer Christopher Columbus wrote a letter about his travels to the New World.
Robert Foster made a world record for holding his breath underwater.
Jimi Hendrix was declared the ''most spectacular guitarist in the world" by LIFE magazine.
