Nevada became the first US state with a female-majority legislature, with new appointments taking it to 51%.
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Kublai Khan founded the Yuan dynasty when he renamed his Mongol Empire 'Yuan.'
New Jersey became the third state to ratify the US constitution.
The film 'The Color Purple,' based on the novel by Alice Walker, directed by Steven Spielberg, premiered in New York.
The first panda arrived in the US from China.
A powerful meteor exploded over the Bering Sea.
