Maria Theresa – the only female to rule the Habsburg Empire – became queen following her father’s death.
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American suffragist Alice Paul was sentenced to seven months in prison for obstructing traffic in Washington caused by the Women's Rights march she organized.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after only 44 days in office, the shortest term in the country's history.
The Lancet published a study that found pollution contributes to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide.
The Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
The Return of the King, the third installment in The Lord of the Rings book series by J. R. R. Tolkein, was published.
