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The United States and France signed the Treaty of Alliance and Treaty of Amity and Commerce in Paris during the American Revolutionary War

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in New Zealand, establishing a relationship between the British Crown and the Māori people

Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Henry, Tennessee, giving the Union its first major victory in the American Civil War

Baseball legend Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, Maryland, later becoming one of America's most celebrated athletes

Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, who would become the 40th President of the United States (1981-1989)

IKEA was founded by Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden, revolutionizing global furniture retail

Bob Marley was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica, becoming the legendary reggae musician whose album 'Legend' is the top-selling reggae album of all time

Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the British throne following the death of her father, King George VI

The Munich air disaster killed eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers in a plane crash

Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments filed the first patent for an integrated circuit (later winning the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics)

The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, clarifying presidential succession procedures

Alan Shepard became the first person to play golf on the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission