Stephenie Meyer’s vampire novel “Twilight” was published.
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The US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
King Louis the Pious was crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope.
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil was ratified.
A Russian actress and a film director were launched into space to create the world's first film in orbit.
Research into fossil footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico confirmed humans were in the Americas at least 21,000 years ago.
