The first woman won the Life Achievement Award and was claimed by Bette Davis.
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The first United States Census was authorized.
A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Ohio became the 17th state to join the United States of America.
Nebraska became the 37th state to join the United States of America.
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin was found semi-conscious after suffering from a stroke.
