South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations after ending Apartheid.
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642 million people voted in India's general election, setting the record for the world’s largest election.
The European Union expanded the 1951 Stresa Convention.
Anne Boleyn was crowned the Queen of England at Westminster Abbey.
Baseball and war hero Hank Gowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
NASA's Endeavour Space Shuttle landed for its 25th and final time.
