North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th & 40th states to join the United States of America.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially made a federal US holiday.
The comedy series 'Arrested Development' premiered on FOX.
The Airbus A330 had its first test flight.
The first issue of women's fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar was published.
The first crew arrived at the International Space Station onboard a Soyuz spacecraft.
