The Dalai Lama received political asylum in India after fleeing from China.
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An orbital-class rocket was successfully reused for the first time.
Swimmer Michael Phelps smashed the world record for the 200-meter butterfly swim at just 15 years old.
Ether was used as an anesthetic for the first time, by American surgeon Crawford Long, in Athens, Georgia.
The US adopted the 15th Amendment, guaranteeing citizens the right to vote.
Vincent van Gogh's famous painting 'Sunflowers' was sold for an incredible $39.7 million, the most ever paid for a painting.
