New Hampshire became the 9th state to join the United States of America.
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King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family fled their home at the beginning of the French Revolution.
The guitar that Kurt Cobain used during Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged in New York show sold for $6 million.
J.K. Rowling published the 5th Harry Potter book 'The Order of the Phoenix.'
Cyrus McCormick patented the reaping machine.
Two newly discovered moons orbiting Pluto were named Nix and Hydra.
