US President Barack Obama received a vaccine jab against the swine flu.
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Lady Gaga signed a Las Vegas residency deal for $75 million at MGM Park Theatre.
Pope John Paul II established World Youth Day, an event for young Christians around the world.
Cardiff was proclaimed the capital of Wales by the UK's Minister for Welsh Affairs.
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Gangs of New York, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz, was released.