Former British prime minister Tony Blair won the leadership election for the British Labour Party.
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The world's fastest train, a maglev bullet train with speeds of 373 mph (600 km/h), debuted in China.
The Provisional IRA detonated twenty-two bombs in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The comedy movie 'The Quiet Man' was released in the UK.
J.K. Rowling's final book in the series 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' book was published worldwide.
American forces landed on Guam during WWII, which started the Second Battle of Guam.
