The Japanese broadcaster NHK launched the world’s first super-high definition 8K television channel.
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Japanese Emperor Hirohito approved plans set forward by his advisors to go to war against the United States of America.
The Great Train Robbery, the first-ever Western film, was released.
Lady Nancy Astor was sworn in, making her the first female member of British Parliament.
Shaw University, the first historically Black university in the southern United States, was founded.
Pedro I was crowned Emperor of Brazil.