Michigan became the 26th state to join the United States of America.
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The first Winter Olympics medal was awarded to American Skater Charles Jewtraw after skating 5,000 meters in just 44 seconds.
The Beaumont children, Jane, Arnna, and Grant, vanished from a beach in Adelaide, Australia, and were never found.
After being unearthed in South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond became the world's largest.
Frank Sinatra performed to 175,000 people who paid to see him in Rio de Janeiro.
The Ranger 3 robotic spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
