Kentucky became the 15th state to join the United States of America.
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Napoleon I undertook a ceremony to make his authority officially recognized.
Baseball and war hero Hank Gowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
The European Union expanded the 1951 Stresa Convention.
South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations after ending Apartheid.
Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France signed the Secret Treaty of Dover.
