Turkey became a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became Argentina's first female president.
The first American astronaut to orbit Earth, John Glenn, returned to space aboard NASA's STS-95 Voyager.
China increased its one-child policy to two children per family.
Istanbul Airport was opened by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The James Bond spy movie 'Quantum of Solace' with Daniel Craig premiered in London.
