Charlie Chaplin’s silent movie “The Gold Rush” was released.
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The first Harry Potter book, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,' hit the shelves in the UK.
The emperor of China patented the toothbrush using coarse boar bristles.
President Bill Clinton ordered a US cruise missile strike on Iraq.
Karl Benz patented the gasoline-operated motor car.
Richard III was crowned King of England.