The first flight over the North Pole was completed, flown by Richard E. Byrd with co-pilot Floyd Bennett.
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President Barack Obama officially declared his support of same-sex marriage.
The United States became the first country to legalize a birth control pill.
A stampede killed 129 people in Ghana.
The noir psychological thriller film 'Vertigo,' directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released.
An attempt was made to steal the Crown Jewels.
