Spanish peseta lost its legal tender after fully adopting the Euro.
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A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
The first woman won the Life Achievement Award and was claimed by Bette Davis.
The Venera 3 space probe became the first human-made object to land on another planet.
The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.
Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American female physician.
