Michelle Obama’s memoir “Becoming” surpassed 10 million copies sold after four months of circulation.
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The battle of Iwo Jima was won by the US after a month and a week of fighting.
A Dutch art investigator recovered Pablo Picasso's stolen 'Buste de Femme' painting. It had been missing for 20 years.
East Pakistan declared its independence from Pakistan, forming Bangladesh.
King Richard III of England was reburied at Leicester Cathedral, England.
Pope John Paul II proclaimed the day as the first-ever World Youth Day.