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Elizabeth II become the longest reigning monarch of the UK

Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-reigning female monarch in world history. In May 2016 her reign surpassed the claimed reign of James Francis Edward Stuart. In October 2016 she became the world's longest reigning current monarch after the death of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand.

Sega releases the first 128-bit video game console

The Dreamcast is a home video game console released by Sega. It was the first in the sixth generation of video game consoles, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox. The Dreamcast was Sega's final home console, marking the end of the company's 18 years in the console market.

Tibet is made an autonomous region of China

Today, China governs western and central Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region while the eastern areas are now mostly ethnic autonomous prefectures within Sichuan, Qinghai and other neighbouring provinces. There are tensions regarding Tibet's political status and dissident groups that are active in exile.

North Korea proclaimes independence

The South declared its statehood in 1948 and two months later the ardent anti-communist Syngman Rhee became its ruler. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was established in the North in the same year. Shtykov served as the first Soviet ambassador, while Kim Il-sung became premier.

California becomes the 31st U.S. state

As a part of the Compromise of 1850, California was officially admitted into the United States as an undivided free state. Its status as a "free state" prevented the expansion of slavery to the Pacific Coast, which was a foremost concern for the pre-Civil War US Congress.

Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, described as the Varian Disaster by Roman historians, took place in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE, when an alliance of Germanic tribes ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions and their auxiliaries, led by Publius Quinctilius Varus.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

died 1976

Mao Zedong

born 1828

Leo Tolstoy

born 1949

Joe Theismann