Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.
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HAL Laboratory's Super Smash Bros. Melee was released by Nintendo for the GameCube.
Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared for 11 days.
Illinois became the 21st state to join the United States of America.
State troopers in Victoria, Australia, killed more than 30 gold miners at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.
The 70th anniversary of NATO was marked by a gathering in London of world leaders, followed by a reception by Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
