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2016

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is taken into police custody following an investigation into a fundraising campaign.

2005

The Kyoto Protocol takes effect in 140 countries around the world.

The NHL announces the cancellation of the 2004–2005 season following a labor dispute with the players.

1972

Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers becomes the first player in NBA history to reach the 30,000-point career milestone.

1968

The Beatles—George Harrison, John Lennon, and their wives—fly to India to study Transcendental Meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

1959

Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba following the fall of President Fulgencio Batista.

1948

Miranda, one of Uranus’s famous moons, is photographed for the first time.

1937

DuPont Corp. patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace Carothers.

1923

British archaeologist Howard Carter (left) opens the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun and discovers the sarcophagus inside.

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