The National Trust (UK) was founded as an independent charity to conserve England’s environment and heritage.
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Nineteen European nations forbade human cloning; however, the UK and Germany refused to sign the agreement.
The oldest soft drink brand, Dr Pepper, sold its very first bottle in the USA.
Obama surprised Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a White House ceremony.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti claimed 316,000 lives.
ABC aired Batman for the first time.
