Cristina Fernandez was sworn in as Argentina’s first elected female president.
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One of the biggest heists in Japan occurred.
Isaac Newton's calculations and theories based on Kepler's laws were read to the Royal Society in London.
King Berger of Sweden celebrated Christmas with his brothers before throwing them in his dungeons to die.
The first Lord of the Rings film installment, 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in London.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was first published in the UK and Canada.
