Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
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After a 15-month-long journey from earth, NASA's Magellan went into orbit around Venus and began to map the planet.
The 14th IAAF World Championships opened in Moscow, Russia.
The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.
In Tanzania, people attempted to siphon petrol from an overturned fuel tanker which exploded.
A century-old fruit cake was discovered in Antarctica that was ''almost edible.”
