America banned all advertisements of cigarettes on TV and radio.
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Medical researcher Oswald Hope Robertson performed the first-ever blood transfusion using stored and refrigerated blood.
The Union Jack flag was flown for the first time in Dublin, Ireland, to commemorate the union between Great Britain and Ireland.
Estonia joined the Eurozone and adopted the Euro as its currency.
The Julian Calendar was used for the first time.
A B747 plane by Air India flying from Bombay, India to Dubai, UAE, crashed with no survivors.
