MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
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French chemistry and physics teacher Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made his first successful balloon flight.
North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States of America.
Pope Sergius I consecrated Willibrord as bishop of the Frisians at the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, Italy.
Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presented the first measurements of the speed of light.
British Navy Admiral William Brown and his crew discovered Honolulu Harbor.
