Ohio became the 17th state to join the United States of America.
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A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
James Cameron's Titanic became the first film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin was found semi-conscious after suffering from a stroke.
The first woman won the Life Achievement Award and was claimed by Bette Davis.
