Event:
Alexis Tsipras, leader of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party, is elected as Prime Minister of Greece on an anti-austerity platform
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1995 New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern
1992 Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect
1988 Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor
1956 Buddy Holly's 1st formal recording session
1954 Ground breaking begins on Disneyland
