The US Supreme Court ruled to allow teachers to spank students even against their parent’s wishes.
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The Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after only 44 days in office, the shortest term in the country's history.
The United States ratified the Louisiana Purchase.
Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.
Maria Theresa – the only female to rule the Habsburg Empire – became queen following her father's death.
