After being unearthed in South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond became the world’s largest.
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Michigan became the 26th state to join the United States of America.
The first Winter Olympics medal was awarded to American Skater Charles Jewtraw after skating 5,000 meters in just 44 seconds.
Frank Sinatra performed to 175,000 people who paid to see him in Rio de Janeiro.
Flight attendant Vesna Vulović survived the world's highest fall without a parachute after falling 33,330 feet.
A 60-ton decomposing whale exploded onto the busy streets of Taipei, Taiwan.
