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India and Bangladesh officially ratified their 1974 agreement to exchange enclaves along their border.

India–Bangladesh enclaves

India and Bangladesh officially ratified their 1974 agreement to exchange enclaves along their border.

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Macrinus becomes the new Emperor of Rome.

217 AD

Macrinus becomes the new Emperor of Rome.

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Vacuum pump invented by Otto von Guericke.

1645 AD

Vacuum pump invented by Otto von Guericke.

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The Dedication of Temple at Jerusalem is built by Solomon.

953 BC

The Dedication of Temple at Jerusalem is built by Solomon.

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President Barack Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, marking a major reform of the U.S. health insurance and health care systems.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

President Barack Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, marking a major reform of the U.S. health insurance and health care systems.

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The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Quote by Hubert H. Humphrey

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

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Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.

Quote by Matt Cameron

Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.

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The car that Ford Prefect "introduces himself to" is actually a Ford Prefect, from whence Ford got his "Earth name". Despite being a Ford, the car was never manufactured or sold in the United States, but produced in Ireland, the UK, Malaysia and New Zealand, and sold in Europe, Asia and Australia between 1938 and 1959.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Fact 9

The car that Ford Prefect “introduces himself to” is actually a Ford Prefect, from whence Ford got his “Earth name”. Despite being a Ford, the car was never manufactured or sold in the United States, but produced in Ireland, the UK, Malaysia and New Zealand, and sold in Europe, Asia and Australia between 1938 and 1959.

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Rotary printing press invented by Richard M. Hoe.

1846 AD

Rotary printing press invented by Richard M. Hoe.

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The slave trade is abolished in Britain via the Slave Trade Act.

1807 AD

The slave trade is abolished in Britain via the Slave Trade Act.

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Issac Newton publishes his laws of motion and gravity.

1686 AD

Issac Newton publishes his laws of motion and gravity.

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François Hollande was elected as the new President of France, becoming the first socialist president of the country in 17 years.

French presidential election, 2012

François Hollande was elected as the new President of France, becoming the first socialist president of the country in 17 years.

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