Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the US constitution.
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A 7.8 earthquake hit Flores Island in Indonesia, which caused an 82-foot tsunami, killing about 2,500 people.
King Carloman II of West Francia was mortally wounded while out hunting.
Adolf Hitler declared the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.
Winona Ryder was arrested.
