The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, returned to Earth.
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The three ships carrying settlers who would later found Virginia, the first of the Thirteen Colonies, departed England.
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first Lord of the Rings film, was released in theaters.
William Pitt the Younger became the youngest British Prime Minister ever at age 24.
The Williamsburg suspension bridge opened.
The US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton, forwarding the articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial.
