The Smurfs were published for the first time in Spirou magazine in Belgium.
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The first major battle of the First English Civil War began near Edge Hill, Warwickshire.
English singer-songwriter Adele achieved the record of the first song to get over 1 million downloads in a week with her third studio album 'Hello.'
The James Bond spy movie 'Skyfall,' starring Daniel Craig, premiered at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.
Britney Spears's first single, 'Baby One More Time,' was released.
A 2,400-year-old shipwreck found in the Black Sea became the world's oldest intact shipwreck ever discovered.
