South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations after ending Apartheid.
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Ion Antonescu, Romania's dictatorial World War II leader, was executed by firing squad.
Tennessee became the 16th state to join the United States of America.
NASA's Endeavour Space Shuttle landed for its 25th and final time.
The first payphone went into service in the US.
642 million people voted in India's general election, setting the record for the world’s largest election.
