James Cameron’s “Avatar” was released in the US. It became the highest-grossing film of all time at the time.
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Astronomer Richard Walker discovered Saturn's moon, Epimetheus.
Gunmen killed six health workers in Pakistan.
Kublai Khan founded the Yuan dynasty when he renamed his Mongol Empire 'Yuan.'
Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, was launched into orbit.
The film 'The Color Purple,' based on the novel by Alice Walker, directed by Steven Spielberg, premiered in New York.
