Dmitry Medvedev was elected as the third President of Russia.
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The Bank of England printed the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes.
The Concorde airplane was tested for the first time in Toulouse, France.
The Republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution.
The musical 'The Sound of Music,' starring Julie Andrews, premiered.
Jupiter's moon was found to have a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.
