1688 - French troops occupy Palts
1975 - David Bowie's single "Fame" goes #1 for two weeks
1984 - Suicide car bomb attacks US Embassy annex in Beirut, killing 23
2011 - United States ends its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly in the armed forces
2014 - New Zealand's National Government wins a third term in the elections despite allegations of corruption and revelations about state surveillance

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