Bolivia gained independence from Peru.
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The Department of Health in Manila, Philippines, declared a national epidemic after the dengue outbreak.
World Resources Institute reported that a quarter of the world's population is running out of water.
NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars' Aeolis Palus plain.
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which was introduced to stop voting discrimination against minority groups.
After being the first man to sail the world non-stop in the wrong direction, Chay Blyth returned to the UK.
