Lord Dunmore promised freedom to every slave who enlisted into the British Army.
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Colorado became the second US state to give women the right to vote.
The popular Christmas comedy movie, Elf, was released in the USA.
Using Johannes Kepler's predictions, French scientist Pierre Gassendi became the first person to witness Mercury's transit between the Earth and the Sun.
President Eisenhower won his second term with the most significant Republican win since Abraham Lincoln's in 1860.
Paris barred women from legally wearing pants.
