The country of Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved into two nations, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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The Euro currency was introduced and adopted by 11 Member States.
Portuguese navigators discovered Rio de Janeiro.
Medical researcher Oswald Hope Robertson performed the first-ever blood transfusion using stored and refrigerated blood.
America banned all advertisements of cigarettes on TV and radio.