Ellis Island was added to the Statue of Liberty National monument.
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The son of the ousted dictator, Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., won the Philippine presidential election by a landslide.
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A nine-year-old boy died after being struck by lightning during a football coaching session in Blackpool, England.
US President James K. Polk asked Congress to declare war on Mexico.