Barbed wire was patented by Lucien B Smith in Ohio, US.
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Canada swore in Kim Campbell as the nation’s first female Prime Minister.
The World Health Organization estimated that Yemen had over 200,000 cases of cholera.
American colonies recorded their first astronomical event after observing a lunar eclipse.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank was published.
Finland declared war on the Soviet Union after an air raid was launched on Finnish cities.
