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Hattie McDaniel became the first black person to win an Oscar. She won Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind." |
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"Day by Day" premiered on NBC-TV. |
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Scotland established this day as one when a woman could propose marriage to a man. In the event that he refused the proposal he was required to pay a fine. |
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1944 |
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Dorothy McElroy Vredenburgh of Alabama became the first woman to be appointed secretary of a national political party. She was appointed to the Democratic National Committee. |
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1972 |
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Jack Anderson revealed a memo written by ITT's Washington lobbyist, Dita Beard, that connected ITT's funding of part of the Republican National Convention. |
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The first electric tabulating machine was invented by Herman Hollerith. |
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1964 |
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Dawn Fraser got her 36th world record. The Australian swimmer was timed at 58.9 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle in Sydney, Australia. |
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1944 |
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The Office of Defense Transportation, for the second year in a row, restricted attendance at the Kentucky Derby to residents of the Louisville area. This was an effort to prevent a railroad traffic burden during wartime. |
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1952 |
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In New York City, four signs were installed at 44th Street and Broadway in Times Square that told pedestrians when to walk. |
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1944 |
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The invasion of the Admiralty Islands began with "Operation Brewer." U.S. General Douglas MacArthur led his forces onto Los Negros. |
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