Sir Francis Drake set sail from England on a circumnavigation of the world.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was released in theaters in the US.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' premiered in Los Angeles. It starred Tom Holland, Toby Maguire, and Andrew Garfield.
Pope Celestine V resigned after just five months in the job to return to his life as an ascetic hermit.
The Beatles signed on with their first formal manager, Brian Epstein.
NASA launched the first-ever active repeater communications satellite.