Saint Anterus became the Bishop of Rome.
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MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
French chemistry and physics teacher Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made his first successful balloon flight.
Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.
Pope Sergius I consecrated Willibrord as bishop of the Frisians at the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, Italy.
North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States of America.