New York City passed a law prohibiting women from smoking in public places.
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by British crime writer Agatha Christie, was published in the UK.
American tennis player John McEnroe became the first player to be expelled from the Australian Open.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans who evaded the Vietnam War were pardoned by President Jimmy Carter.
The Power of Symphony by William Hill Brown became the first novel published in America.
A medical paper on smallpox was published in Boston, making it the first medical publication in American history.
