Danish-Norwegian explorer Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
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The Station nightclub in Rhode Island burned down, killing 100 people.
US President George Washington signed the Postal Service Act.
American movie studio executives allowed the Office of War Information to review their scripts.
Venezuela created its first virtual currency, called the petro, in hopes of saving its economy.
Jimi Hendrix played his first gig at Temple de Hirsch Synagogue, Seattle, USA.
