MAC Cosmetics makeup brand was founded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.
At 340 days, Astronaut Scott Kelly completed the longest single mission aboard the International Space Station.
The first United States Census was authorized.
Captain America issue #1 comic was published by Timely Comics (which later became Marvel).
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin was found semi-conscious after suffering from a stroke.