The Marianna Coal Mine in Pennsylvania exploded and killed 154 men.
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Lady Nancy Astor became the first woman to become a member of the British House of Commons.
The Times of London was first issued.
Explorer Richard E. Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole.
Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher, handed in her resignation to the Queen and stepped down after being prime minister for 11 years.
Women voted in a general election for the first time in New Zealand.
