James Cameron’s Titanic became the first film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
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Nebraska became the 37th state to join the United States of America.
A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin was found semi-conscious after suffering from a stroke.
At 340 days, Astronaut Scott Kelly completed the longest single mission aboard the International Space Station.
The first United States Census was authorized.
