The American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan posthumously won a Nobel prize in literature.
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Margaret Symons became the first woman to speak in British Parliament.
A painting called 'Abstraktes' by Gerhard Richter sold for a record $34 million.
The citizens of Texas accepted the new constitution and approved the annexation ordinance.
Cellular mobile phone service was made available to the American public for the first time.
The US government began its trade embargo against Cuba.
