Crown Prince Naruhito became the Emperor of Japan following his father’s abdication.
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The Royal Air Force began a series of attacks on Argentina's Air Force in the Falkland Islands.
Same-sex marriage was legalized in Sweden.
SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on Nickelodeon.
The Acts of Union were passed, officially uniting England and Scotland as one country.
Fidel Castro banned elections and declared Cuba to be a socialist nation.
