Tennessee became the 16th state to join the United States of America.
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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.
642 million people voted in India's general election, setting the record for the world’s largest election.
South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations after ending Apartheid.
The European Union expanded the 1951 Stresa Convention.
