In the United Kingdom, women over the age of 30 were granted the right to vote.
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The US Congress changed the name of the Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The world's most infamous clown, John Wayne Gacy, went on trial after he murdered 33 young men in Cook County, Illinois.
Asian record where temperatures plummeted to -90° F in Oymyakon, Russia.
The United States had its first official COVID-19 related death.
William Painter secured a patent for the capped bottle opener.