US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
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The Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death for corrupting the minds of Athens's youth.
Greece legalized same-sex marriage and adoption, becoming the first Orthodox Christian Country to do so.
The Soviet Union announced that all of its troops had officially withdrawn from Afghanistan.
The silent movie 'IT,' directed by Clarence G. Badger and Josef von Sternberg, was released in the US.
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was sentenced to life in prison.