The first edition of The Standard was published in London.
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Canada formed the territory of Nunavut to recognize the traditional lands of their native Inuit people.
The lost Roman city of Pompeii was rediscovered by a Spanish engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.
Marvin Gaye died after his father shot him twice in Los Angeles.
The Royal Canadian Air Force was formed out of the Canadian Air Force.
Great Britain claimed The Straits Settlements as crown colonies: Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
