Cristina Fernandez was sworn in as Argentina’s first elected female president.
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Isaac Newton's calculations and theories based on Kepler's laws were read to the Royal Society in London.
Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel prize in Literature.
The First Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded to the Red Cross founder Jean Henri Dunant and peace activist Frederic Passy.
Edward VIII signed to abdicate the British throne.
Calbraith Rodgers completed the first crossing of the US by airplane in 84 days.
