Black citizens were given the right to vote in Canada.
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The Office, created by Ricky Gervais in the UK, aired its first US season on NBC.
King James VI of Scotland was crowned King James I of England and Ireland.
Five hundred and sixty people dressed as ghosts, to get a world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as ghosts.
Elvis Presley enlisted in the US army.
The Rapid Transit Railroad broke ground on a new underground subway to link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
