South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.
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Following the divide of the Rhone-et-Loire department in France, the Rhone department became independent.
Thousands of anti-government protesters disrupted Hong Kong International Airport.
Isaac Singer was granted his patent for a commercial sewing machine.
Former President Jimmy Carter had a lesion removed from his liver.
A mass grave of 30 victims of the 1665 plague was found at Liverpool Street station in London, England.
