Turkey became a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
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Pope Innocent IX was elected.
Climate Control reported that rising sea levels would 'erase' many coastal cities by as early as 2050.
Adventures of Asterix was first published in the French magazine 'Pilote.'
Nigel Richards won the World Scrabble Championships for the fourth time in a row with the word 'groutier.'
The International Committee of the Red Cross was formed when eighteen countries gathered in Geneva, Switzerland.