The country of Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved into two nations, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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America banned all advertisements of cigarettes on TV and radio.
Estonia joined the Eurozone and adopted the Euro as its currency.
A monk put an end to gladiator fighting in Rome.
The Euro currency was introduced and adopted by 11 Member States.
Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
