Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American female physician.
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The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.
The Death Penalty was abolished in the state of Michigan, except for treason.
James Cameron's Titanic became the first film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
President John F. Kennedy founded the Peace Corps.
A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
