William Pitt the Younger became the youngest British Prime Minister ever at age 24.
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Dozens of people died after drinking bath lotion in Siberia.
The Williamsburg suspension bridge opened.
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.
The US Office of Censorship was created to control info relating to World War II.
