Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.
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MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
Pope Sergius I consecrated Willibrord as bishop of the Frisians at the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, Italy.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in Japan for the N64.
The movie 'Frankenstein,' based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of the same name, was released in the US.
North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States of America.
