The general interest family magazine Reader’s Digest was first published.
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Sweet rationing during World War II finally came to an end in Britain.
The House of Commons voted in favor of same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom.
The government executed a group of Japanese Catholic Christians (known as the 26 Martyrs) as they were deemed too dangerous to Japan's way of life.
The world's largest golden nugget was discovered.
US President Donald Trump was acquitted of impeachment charges by the US Senate.
