Elton John’s 7th album, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” was released.
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Banksy's famous 'Girl With Balloon' was sold for £1 million at an auction, then the piece automatically self-destructed by running through a shredder fitted into the frame.
Stephenie Meyer's vampire novel 'Twilight' was published.
King Louis the Pious was crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope.
AT&T was founded by Alexander Graham Bell, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, and Thomas Sanders.
Britain's R101 airship crashed in France on its maiden voyage.
