Seal released their hit single “Kiss from a Rose.”
The song went on to win a Grammy Award and was Song of the Year.
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Forest fires spread across large areas of Sweden.
NASA launched Gemini X, the tenth spaceflight of the Gemini program.
President Abraham Lincoln asked for 500,000 volunteers to join the military service.
Cliff Richard was awarded £210,000 in damages after winning a privacy case against the BBC.
The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.
