William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom.
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Margaret Gorman from Washington, D.C., became the very first Miss America.
'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway was published in book form after first being published in Life Magazine on September 1.
Yellowstone National Park closed for the first time in US history due to ongoing fires.
Kylie Minogue's signature song 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' was released.
'Star Trek: The Original Series' aired for the first time on NBC-TV.
