Danish-Norwegian explorer Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
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Venezuela created its first virtual currency, called the petro, in hopes of saving its economy.
The Station nightclub in Rhode Island burned down, killing 100 people.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened for the first time in New York City.
American movie studio executives allowed the Office of War Information to review their scripts.
John Glenn became the first American to orbit planet Earth.