A meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, which sent shockwaves that smashed windows and injured 1,500 people.
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Greece legalized same-sex marriage and adoption, becoming the first Orthodox Christian Country to do so.
Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization.
An assassination attempt was made against US President Franklin D. Roosevelt by an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Zangara.
A trade union was founded that later became the current British Labor Party.
Great Britain ditched their Pence and Shillings currency values for decimal varieties.
