Evo Morales was inaugurated as Bolivia’s first indigenous President.
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Ramsay MacDonald became the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
NASA revealed water vapor had been discovered on dwarf planet Ceres.
England and France declared war on Austria's Emperor, Charles V.
A record $20 to $50 million worth of gold bars were stolen in a bank robbery in Beirut, Lebanon.
A contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrived in the Vatican for the very first time.