North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States of America.
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French chemistry and physics teacher Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made his first successful balloon flight.
Two bombs exploded in pubs in central Birmingham, UK.
Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in Japan for the N64.
Benito Mussolini and Leandro Arpinati led squads of fighters in the melee between Fascists and Socialists in Bologna, Italy.
