Pope Leo XII renewed the prohibition of members of the Catholic Church from joining the Freemasons.
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Bill Gates left the Microsoft board after founding the company four decades prior.
Apollo 9 and its crew returned to Earth after a 10-day mission orbiting Earth.
Astronomer William Herschel first observed Uranus.
The US army enlisted its first female colonel, Julia Flikke.
Luciano Pavarotti's final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.
