Oklahoma became the 46th state to join the United States of America.
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Due to mosquito infestations, the city of Havana was relocated to its final location.
Nineteen countries vowed to gradually phase out coal at the United Nations Summit in Bonn, Germany.
Spanish conquistadors captured Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor.
The Soviet Union's Venera 3 space probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Queen Elizabeth II had hip surgery at King Edward VII Hospital.
