1845
Florida became the 27th state in the United States.
1845
The U.S. Senate passed legislation overriding a presidential veto for the first time.
1875
Georges Bizet's opera Carmen debuted in Paris, to cool audience reception and panned by critics.
1879
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood became the first woman lawyer to be admitted to appear before the Supreme Court of the United States.
1918
1931
The "Star-Spangled Banner" was adopted as the national anthem.
1991
Rodney King's vicious beating by Los Angeles police officers was caught on videotape.
2000
Former dictator Augusto Pinochet returned to Chile after being detained in Britain on torture charges.
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