South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations after ending Apartheid.
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The Philadelphia Zoo opened. At the time, it was the only zoo in the 'New World.'
Napoleon I undertook a ceremony to make his authority officially recognized.
The European Union expanded the 1951 Stresa Convention.
CNN made its debut as the first 24-hour news channel.
Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France signed the Secret Treaty of Dover.
