Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles, signed the first US gay rights bill.
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The royal coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of England took place at Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
The European Space Agency launched its 'Mars Express,' the first planetary mission in Europe.
P.T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.
The Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law.
Mexico elected its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum.
