- 1962 — Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- 1965 — US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.
- 1960 — Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
- 1861 — Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
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Translation: You husband is my my husband and my husband is your husband.
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