Washington became the 42nd state to join the United States of America.
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British writer J. R. R. Tolkien, famous for writing The Lord of The Rings fantasy novels, published his second volume of the series, The Two Towers.
Christopher Columbus discovered Sint Maarten in the West Indies.
Canada's second-largest city, Montreal, started dumping untreated waste in the Saint Lawrence River.
After nearly four and a half years of cataclysmic conflict, World War I ended.
The much-anticipated Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released for PC, PS4, and Xbox 360.
