North and South Vietnam were formally reunified after more than twenty years of war.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by US President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Charles J. Guiteau shot US President James A. Garfield in Washington, D.C.
The Salvation Army was founded in London by Methodist preacher William Booth and his wife, Catherine Booth.
Martin Luther was almost struck by lightning and became a monk.
A peace agreement was signed between King John of England and Prince Louis VIII of France, marking the end of the Siege of Roche-au-Moine, France.