Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization.
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An assassination attempt was made against US President Franklin D. Roosevelt by an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Zangara.
Great Britain ditched their Pence and Shillings currency values for decimal varieties.
The Soviet Union announced that all of its troops had officially withdrawn from Afghanistan.
The Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death for corrupting the minds of Athens's youth.
A trade union was founded that later became the current British Labor Party.
