Canada swore in Kim Campbell as the nation’s first female Prime Minister.
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Finland declared war on the Soviet Union after an air raid was launched on Finnish cities.
The Supreme Court of the United States decided on the rule that police cannot examine the contents of a cell phone without a search warrant.
American colonies recorded their first astronomical event after observing a lunar eclipse.
Virginia became the 10th state to join the United States of America.
Barbed wire was patented by Lucien B Smith in Ohio, US.
