US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
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The first draft of the human genome was published in Nature Magazine.
The Soviet Union announced that all of its troops had officially withdrawn from Afghanistan.
Adolf Hitler announced the construction of the Volkswagen Beetle.
The Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death for corrupting the minds of Athens's youth.
Sabena Flight 458 crashed, killing the entire US Figure Skating team.