Violet Stewart Piercy, a long-distance runner from England, set the first recorded marathon win for women at 3:40:22.
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The last Prince of Wales, Dafydd ap Gruffudd, was the first person recorded to have been hanged, drawn, and quartered.
ABC aired the first episode of 'The Mickey Mouse Club.'
Singers Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson released their song 'Say Say Say.'
George Washington issued his 'Thanksgiving Proclamation.'
The Kingdom of Iraq won its independence from the United Kingdom.
