Editing 1944 (section)

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* In [[Sweden]], the law of 1864 that criminalizes homosexuality is abolished.
*Swedish author of children's books [[Astrid Lindgren]] publishes her first book ''[[Pippi Longstocking]]''.
* In [[Sweden]], Erik Wallenberg and Ruben Rausing invent a way to package milk in paper and start the company [[Tetra Pak]].
* [[Barbados]] General election - [[Grantley Adams]], black lawyer, first majority party leader in the House of Assembly, as leader of [[Barbados Labour Party]]
* [[Hans Asperger]] publishes his paper on [[Asperger's syndrome|Asperger's Syndrome]]
* [[The Mad Gasser of Mattoon]] carries out a series of mysterious attacks in [[Mattoon, Illinois]].
* [[National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence]] established.