Brokeback Mountain film was released, directed by Ang Lee, and based on the story by Annie Proulx.
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US Marines landed in Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope in order to secure the trade routes to deliver food to the people.
The French parliament passed a law that fully separated all activities of the church and the state.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, directed by Rian Johnson, premiered in Los Angeles.
The first Domino's Pizza opened in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
US President Benjamin Harrison dedicated the Chicago Auditorium which was designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler.