The Nigerian Civil War began when Nigerian troops invaded Biafra.
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The Forrest Gump movie was released in the US.
Pope Clement VI issued two papal bulls stating that Jews were not to blame for the Black Death.
Pirate Captain Kidd was arrested in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
The US adopted the name 'dollars' and started using decimal coinage.
America officially began to withdraw from the World Health Organization.
