Bolivia gained independence from Peru.
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Norwich University was founded in Vermont.
A team of NASA scientists declared that the Martian ALH 84001 meteorite might contain traces of alien life.
At just 30 years old, golf professional Tiger Woods won the 50th PGA, making him the youngest person ever to win a PGA.
World Resources Institute reported that a quarter of the world's population is running out of water.
The United States of America dropped its first-ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
