The first woman won the Life Achievement Award and was claimed by Bette Davis.
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The Death Penalty was abolished in the state of Michigan, except for treason.
The first United States Census was authorized.
Nebraska became the 37th state to join the United States of America.
A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
James Cameron's Titanic became the first film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
