Australia recorded its hottest day ever with an average temperature of 105°F across the country.
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Terrorists attacked Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino International Airport, leaving thirty dead.
NASA completed a successful mission to map the Moon's gravity field.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released in theaters.
Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's stated their word of the year was 'ustice.'j
American mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski was arrested at a roadblock.