New Mexico became the 47th state to join the United States of America.
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A first-of-its-kind boxing match took place to settle a feud between a butler and a butcher.
The Thaicom 6 satellite was launched into Earth’s orbit atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
Mother Teresa arrived in India to help some of the country's poorest.
The Pyrenean ibex went extinct after the last surviving member of the species was killed by a falling branch.
King Harold of England became the successor to the crown after King Edward died.
