Greece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.
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The Philippines gained its independence as a nation after 381 years of colonial rule.
North Korea tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Chinese astronomers reported the brightest supernova known to man.
Lewis Carroll told 10-year-old Alice Liddel a story that was the basis for 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.'
Scottish geologist James Hutton publicly read his theory on uniformitarianism for the first time at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
