The People’s Republic of China launched Shenzhou 1, the first uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft.
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The British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson became Britain's Poet Laureate.
Inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil in the US.
One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
The University of Warsaw, Poland, was founded as a Royal University following the Partitions of Poland.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, based on J.K. Rowling's 2007 fantasy novel, was released worldwide.
