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2004

Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, considered one of the best video games ever made, in North America.

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2001

George W. Bush

President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law, significantly expanding the authority of United States law enforcement agencies.

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2000

Robert Guéï

Following protests against military leader Robert Guéï, Laurent Gbagbo (pictured) became the president of Ivory Coast.

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1994

Israel–Jordan peace treaty

Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty, settling relations between the two countries and pledging that neither would allow its territory to become a staging ground for military strikes by a third country.

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1977

Ali Maow Maalin

Somali hospital cook Ali Maow Maalin began displaying symptoms of smallpox, becoming the last person known to be naturally infected by the disease.

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1955

Ngo Dinh Diem

Ngô Đình Diệm proclaimed himself president of the newly created Republic of Vietnam after defeating former emperor Bảo Đại in a fraudulent referendum supervised by his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.

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1921

Chicago Theatre

The Chicago Theatre (pictured), the oldest surviving grand movie palace, opened.

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1906

Illinois Memorial

The Illinois Memorial, honoring Union army soldiers from Illinois who fought at the Siege of Vicksburg, was dedicated at Vicksburg National Military Park.

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1905

Saint Petersburg Soviet

The Saint Petersburg Soviet held its first meeting, becoming the first elected body in Russia to represent workers.

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1902

Eduard von Toll

A group of Russian explorers led by Baron von Toll left their camp on Bennett Island and disappeared without a trace.

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