A record 112 foot (34 meters) sea wave was recorded during a storm in the Pacific Ocean.
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Massachusetts became the 6th state to join the United States of America.
The US Congress changed the name of the Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The Animated sitcom 'American Dad' aired for the first time on FOX.
The world's most infamous clown, John Wayne Gacy, went on trial after he murdered 33 young men in Cook County, Illinois.
In the United Kingdom, women over the age of 30 were granted the right to vote.
