The first music store in America was opened in Philadelphia by Michael Hillegas.
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The online dictionary, Merriam-Webster, stated their most searched word of the year was 'Feminism.'
The English transport ship Duke William sank in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
The first European explorer discovered New Zealand.
Driving Miss Daisy, directed by Bruce Beresford, was released.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was released in theaters in the US.
