Adolf Hitler announced the construction of the Volkswagen Beetle.
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Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was sentenced to life in prison.
US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
The first draft of the human genome was published in Nature Magazine.
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.