A screening test of Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie” occurred featuring Mickey Mouse.
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Renegades of the Abbasid Caliphate captured Thessalonica, which is modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece.
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the third time in a row.
Pope Paul VI declared the prohibition of birth control.
J. R. R. Tolkien published the original 'The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring' novel.
King George VI officially opened the 11th modern-day Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena in London, UK.
