Calbraith Rodgers completed the first crossing of the US by airplane in 84 days.
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Mississippi was admitted to the Union, making it the 20th American state.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was first published in the UK and Canada.
Cristina Fernandez was sworn in as Argentina's first elected female president.
The First Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded to the Red Cross founder Jean Henri Dunant and peace activist Frederic Passy.
Edward VIII signed to abdicate the British throne.
