21 October 1945 October 20, 2011 Author: Staff Women get the right to vote in France for the first time. Famous Words of Inspiration..."When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." Mark Twain — Click here for more from Mark Twain Related posts: 19 October 1956 24 June 1945 16 July 1945 25 August 1945 26 August 1920 Categories: History Tags: 1945, 21 October