The ban on Sunday baseball was lifted in Washington, D.C., making it the 3rd city to do so.
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The US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was formed.
The rockumentary film featuring The Who titled 'Kids Are All Right' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Talyllyn Railway in Wales became the first railway line in the world to be run solely by volunteers.
Settlers funded by the Virginia Company of London established Jamestown.
The Netherlands Institute for War Documentation published Anne Frank's complete diary.
