The British newspaper The Sunday Times was first published.
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Maria Theresa – the only female to rule the Habsburg Empire – became queen following her father's death.
American suffragist Alice Paul was sentenced to seven months in prison for obstructing traffic in Washington caused by the Women's Rights march she organized.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after only 44 days in office, the shortest term in the country's history.
The Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
The Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 went into Venus' orbit – making it the first to do so.
