The American state of New Jersey was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
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Zumbi, the last of the Quilombo dos Palmares kings, was killed.
The Georgia Dome in Atlanta was blown to smithereens in a controlled demolition.
Snake fossils found in Rio Negro Province, Argentina, showed snakes with hind legs that lived over 70 million years ago.
Roman soldier Diocletian was appointed the new Roman Emperor after Roman Emperor Carus's death.
French inventor Pierre Lallement was awarded his patent for a pedal bicycle.
