President Andrew Johnson declared that the American civil war was over.
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More than 30 military students were injured in a mass pillow fight leading to a ban of the event in future years.
A suicide bomber killed 57 people while injuring 66 in Gaziantep, Turkey.
NASA announced they would send a ship to Jupiter's moon, Europa, to look for extraterrestrial life.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that measles cases were at an all-time record high, with 41,000 in the first half of the year alone.
England was defeated by South Africa, who became top of the world Test cricket rank.
