South Carolina became the 8th state to join the United States of America.
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Twelve doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston performed the first successful reattachment of a human limb – it was the severed arm of a boy.
Walt Disney incorporated his first film company called Laugh-O-Gram Studio.
Blizzard released its first shooter game, Overwatch, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Henry VIII declared his marriage to Catherine of Aragon officially null and void, despite Pope Clement VII's refusal to allow it.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the second in the film series, directed by Steven Spielberg, was released in the US.