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2016

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

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.

Hezbollah is founded in Lebanon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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