Bertha Landes became the first female mayor of a major city (Seattle) in the US.
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The American Motors Corporation, best known for creating the Jeep, was bought out by Chrysler.
A five-day blizzard started in the south of England and killed 200 people.
The Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 9 was launched into orbit.
Naples, Italy, banned kissing in public.
Dutch astronomer Johannes Fabricius discovered sunspots.
