America officially began to withdraw from the World Health Organization.
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The Soviet Union started mass producing the AK-47 assault rifle.
The US adopted the name 'dollars' and started using decimal coinage.
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to 6 years in prison for murder.
Pirate Captain Kidd was arrested in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at a church dinner party.
