North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was named marshal, placing him at the highest rank in the military.
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The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.
American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.
King Edward I of England decreed that all Jews must leave the country by November.
NASA launched Gemini X, the tenth spaceflight of the Gemini program.
Adolf Hitler published Mein Kampf in Germany.
