The Austrian courts ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in 2019.
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The World Health Organization announced that 142,000 people died of measles around the world in 2018, nearly 20,000 more than in 2017.
Former NFL star O.J. Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery.
President James K. Polk confirmed a gold discovery.
The first fraternity in the US was founded at William and Mary College: Phi Beta Kappa.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in New York.
