Pope Alexander VI divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
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Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game, winning with 45-9 against the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.
The Italian film 'Seven Beauties' became the first film directed by a woman to be nominated for an Academy Award.
United States civilians received ration books for the first time.
Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female prime minister.
