Caroline Willard Baldwin became the first woman in the USA to earn a PhD.
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NBC started ''Toast Of The Town" on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Sheila Scott became the first woman to fly solo around the world.
At the age of 18, Queen Victoria ascended the throne after her uncle, King William IV, passed away.
The University of Oxford, England, received its first charter from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The movie 'Jaws' by Steven Spielberg hit theaters.
