The US Department of Agriculture was created after being signed into legislation by President Abraham Lincoln.
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Mickey Mouse appeared in his first cartoon.
Alabama passed the Human Life Protection Act, enacting a near-total ban on abortions.
Ellen Church became the first female airline stewardess aboard a Boeing Air Transport flight from San Francisco to Chicago.
The British Legion was formed to take care of veterans by giving financial, social, and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces.
Las Vegas was officially founded.
