US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
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Great Britain ditched their Pence and Shillings currency values for decimal varieties.
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was sentenced to life in prison.
The Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death for corrupting the minds of Athens's youth.
An assassination attempt was made against US President Franklin D. Roosevelt by an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Zangara.
Heineken International was founded in the Netherlands.
