The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange.
The Westminster Abbey in London was consecrated.
Scarlett Johansson made her debut on Broadway.
Hong Kong began to slaughter the city's 1.6 million chickens to stop the spread of an influenza strain.
Iowa became the 29th state to join the United States of America.
