Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female American governor.
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Louis XV of France survived an attempt on his life from Robert-François Damiens, a lowly domestic servant.
Lil Nas X released a children's book called 'C is for Country.'
Baseball champion Reggie Jackson was elected to the Hall of Fame.
The Great Frost of Europe killed thousands of people.
President Richard Nixon passed a new law that allowed NASA to build America's first space shuttle.
