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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Gunmen killed six health workers in Pakistan.
Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, was launched into orbit.
Astronomer Richard Walker discovered Saturn's moon, Epimetheus.
The film 'The Color Purple,' based on the novel by Alice Walker, directed by Steven Spielberg, premiered in New York.
The first panda arrived in the US from China.
