J. R. R. Tolkien published the original “The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring” novel.
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A screening test of Walt Disney's ''Steamboat Willie” occurred featuring Mickey Mouse.
David Berkowitz, otherwise known as the Son of Sam serial killer, shot his first victims.
Pope Paul VI declared the prohibition of birth control.
Sir Robert Baden-Powell established the Boys Scouts in England.
Renegades of the Abbasid Caliphate captured Thessalonica, which is modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece.
