Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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United States civilians received ration books for the first time.
The Royal Canadian Navy was established.
American Academy of Arts & Science was established in Boston with James Bowdoin, John, and Samuel Adams as founding members.
Al Capone went to prison.
NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle ferried the Magellan space probe into orbit.
