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2021

The ruling Chinese Communist Party announces that it will allow married couples to have three children in an effort to reverse the declining birth rate.

2014

The music video for Psy’s song “Gangnam Style” becomes the first to reach 2 billion views on YouTube.

2004

The animated series “Peppa Pig,” created by Englishman Astley Baker Davies, premieres.

The third film in the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” is released.

1969

John Lennon and Yoko Ono record the song “Give Peace a Chance.”

1929

The first Mickey Mouse talkie, “The Karnaval Kid,” is released.

1916

Battle of Jutland: The largest naval battle of World War I takes place between the British Royal Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine (German Imperial Navy). 8,645 people lose their lives.