California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.
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Notorious American outlaws, The Dalton Brothers, set out to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas.
AT&T was founded by Alexander Graham Bell, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, and Thomas Sanders.
A Russian actress and a film director were launched into space to create the world's first film in orbit.
Britain's R101 airship crashed in France on its maiden voyage.
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil was ratified.
