Paris barred women from legally wearing pants.
There were some exceptions, like horse riding and bicycling. The law wasn’t annulled until 2013.
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The popular Christmas comedy movie, Elf, was released in the USA.
Hilary Clinton made history when she became the first-ever First Lady to win a seat for the Democrats in the Senate.
New York City elected its first African American Mayor, David Dinkins.
President Eisenhower won his second term with the most significant Republican win since Abraham Lincoln's in 1860.
The Ensisheim Meteorite – the oldest meteorite with an observed fall – struck the Earth in France.
