J. R. R. Tolkien published the original “The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring” novel.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which became NASA.
The English navy defeated the Spanish Armada at the Battle of Gravelines.
David Berkowitz, otherwise known as the Son of Sam serial killer, shot his first victims.
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the third time in a row.
Arc de Triomphe in Paris became the world's largest triumphal arch at 164 ft tall.
