The Netherlands became the first country in the world to allow same-sex marriage.
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Bonnie and Clyde shot two highway patrolmen outside Grapevine, Texas.
Great Britain claimed The Straits Settlements as crown colonies: Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
The first edition of The Standard was published in London.
The Bolivian city of Potosí was founded after vast deposits of silver were discovered in the mountains nearby.
Shenzhen became the first Chinese city to ban eating cats and dogs.
