Cardiff was proclaimed the capital of Wales by the UK’s Minister for Welsh Affairs.
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US President Barack Obama received a vaccine jab against the swine flu.
Pablo Picasso's 'Portrait of Suzanne Bloch' was stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art, along with O Lavrador de Café by Candido Portinari.
Adolf Hitler was freed from jail early.
The Christmas classic directed by Frank Capra, 'It's a Wonderful Life,' premiered in New York.
The last Australian troops were evacuated from Gallipoli during World War I.
