The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.
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The first United States Census was authorized.
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin was found semi-conscious after suffering from a stroke.
The Venera 3 space probe became the first human-made object to land on another planet.
Nebraska became the 37th state to join the United States of America.
A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
