Feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton became the first woman to testify before Congress.
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The first episode of Breaking Bad premiered on AMC.
Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first and last US President to serve four terms.
Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' single was released.
'In Old Arizona' became the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors.
Air Inter Flight 148 crashed in the Vosges Mountains in France while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport.