P.T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.
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The royal coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of England took place at Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
Mexico elected its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum.
Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles, signed the first US gay rights bill.
Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.
One hundred volunteers in Bhutan set a new Guinness World Record when they planted 49,672 trees in one hour.
