America banned all advertisements of cigarettes on TV and radio.
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Same-sex marriage became legal in Austria.
A Scandinavian research collaboration created the first-ever internet domain name Nordu.net.
Estonia joined the Eurozone and adopted the Euro as its currency.
A monk put an end to gladiator fighting in Rome.
Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
