Oregon became the 33rd state to join the United States of America.
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Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
Aretha Franklin recorded 'Respect.'
Ellen Page received a standing ovation after her emotional coming out speech at the Human Rights Campaign ''Time to Thrive.”
Hundreds of Jews in Strasbourg, France, were publicly burnt to death.
YouTube was founded & the domain name youtube.com was activated.
