CNN made its debut as the first 24-hour news channel.
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South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations after ending Apartheid.
Tennessee became the 16th state to join the United States of America.
The European Union expanded the 1951 Stresa Convention.
Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France signed the Secret Treaty of Dover.
Baseball and war hero Hank Gowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
