Law No. 38 in Iceland was approved, making abortion legal.
Iceland was the first western country to legalize abortion.
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The United States Coast Guard was formed by an act passed by the US Congress.
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather won five Golden Globe awards.
A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.
The Egyptian government shut down 88% of the internet across the country.
Edward VI was crowned King of England after Henry VIII died.
