Mississippi was admitted to the Union, making it the 20th American state.
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The state of Mississippi became the first to accept the prohibition of alcohol.
The world's favorite soda, Coca-Cola, was sold in glass bottles in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.
Three missing members of the Congress of Racial Equality were found partially buried near a dam in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Mississippi formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment and became the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.
A fireball was spotted over southern Mississippi.
