Obama surprised Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a White House ceremony.
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Over 50,000 people greeted Queen Elizabeth II as she opened New Zealand Parliament.
College students illegally produced America's first X-ray photo.
US Congress gave George H. W. Bush the authority to declare war on Iraq.
The National Trust (UK) was founded as an independent charity to conserve England's environment and heritage.
Nineteen European nations forbade human cloning; however, the UK and Germany refused to sign the agreement.