California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.
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The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil was ratified.
AT&T was founded by Alexander Graham Bell, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, and Thomas Sanders.
Banksy's famous 'Girl With Balloon' was sold for £1 million at an auction, then the piece automatically self-destructed by running through a shredder fitted into the frame.
Elton John's 7th album, 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,' was released.
During World War I, as a soldier, Adolf Hitler was injured by a grenade blast.
