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Second Vatican Council opens
Pope John XXIII opens the Second Vatican Council, which brings sweeping reforms to the Catholic Church.
Religion· Vatican City
- 1962
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Second Boer War
The British Empire fought the Boer republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free State; the war ended with the Treaty of Vereeniging, after tens of thousands of civilians died in concentration camps.
War· South Africa, United Kingdom