Italians voted to form a republic instead of a monarchy.
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One hundred volunteers in Bhutan set a new Guinness World Record when they planted 49,672 trees in one hour.
P.T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.
Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.
Inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi applied for the patents for the radio.
The White House opened its first indoor swimming pool.
