George H. W. Bush was elected as the 41st President of the United States of America.
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French master chef Vincent La Chapelle formed a Freemason’s Lodge in the Netherlands.
Donald Trump won an election to become the 45th president of the United States of America.
Canadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard's 2004 Album of the Year.
Home Box Office, otherwise known as HBO, was launched.
Category five Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the Philippines and claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people with gusts up to 145 miles per hour.