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Park Geun-hye was elected President of South Korea, the first woman to hold the position.

South Korean presidential election, 2012

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

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Park Geun-hye was elected President of South Korea, the first woman to hold the position.

1990 AD

World Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee.

168 BC

Roman forces defeat Perseus at the Battle of Pydna.

1979 AD

Shah of Iran leaves and exiled religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini returns.

1992 AD

Bill Clinton is elected as the 42nd President of the United States.

251 AD

Gallus becomes Emperor of Rome, Decius dies in battle with Goths.

1900 AD

Planck develops quantum theory.

Resignation of John Key

Sunday, 11 December 2016

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Bill English becomes Prime Minister of New Zealand after the resignation of John Key.

814 BC

Carthage is founded by the Phoenicians, not far from Utica.

1141 AD

Chinese defeat Muslim ruler of Persia.

1960 AD

Laser invented by Theodore Harold Maiman.

The UK Independence Party received the most votes in the European election for the United Kingdom, the first time a third party won an election in the country since 1906.

European Parliament election, 2014 (United Kingdom)

Thursday, 22 May 2014

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The UK Independence Party received the most votes in the European election for the United Kingdom, the first time a third party won an election in the country since 1906.

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