Palermo, Sicily was liberated by US forces.
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The Staten General of the Netherlands declared that the country no longer recognized Philip II of Spain as its ruler.
The British House of Commons passed the Slavery Abolition Act.
Funai Electric announced that the world's last VCR would be manufactured this month.
A deadly 106°F heatwave in Japan killed at least 65 people, and more than 22,000 were hospitalized.
Woodstock '99 concert took place in Rome, New York, US.
