The first legal divorce of the American colonies was granted to Anne Clarke.
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Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco began.
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female American governor.
Baseball champion Reggie Jackson was elected to the Hall of Fame.
Pioneering English pilot Amy Johnson went missing after bailing out of her plane over the Thames River.
Louis XV of France survived an attempt on his life from Robert-François Damiens, a lowly domestic servant.
