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Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years of dictatorial rule.
The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.
Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.
General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory.
Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands.
American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South.
Emperor Napoleon dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist cris�
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.
Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
Park Chung Hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea.
A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
North and South Yemen are unified to create the Republic of Yemen.
Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina severely beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate for a speech Sumner had made regarding Southern�
The penal transportation of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.