Driving Miss Daisy, directed by Bruce Beresford, was released.
It went on to win Best Picture.
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Beyoncé's fifth studio album, 'Beyoncé,' was released.
The first music store in America was opened in Philadelphia by Michael Hillegas.
The online dictionary, Merriam-Webster, stated their most searched word of the year was 'Feminism.'
The third and last moonwalk of the Apollo 17 mission began.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was released in theaters in the US.
