The Times of India was founded, making it the largest English-language newspaper in the world.
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Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah became the first elected female State Senator in the United States.
George W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.
The parliament of England passed the first Act of Supremacy, granting the monarch complete control of the Church of England.
NASA launched the last space probe in the Mariner Program, Mariner 10.
The International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selected 'SOS' (· · · – – – · · ·) as the global standard for radio distress calls.
