MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
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Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, fell to the armies of Timur.
Freed black man Richard Johnson was granted 100 acres of land in the state of Virginia.
Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presented the first measurements of the speed of light.
North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States of America.
Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.
