“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” the second book in the series, was published by Bloomsbury in the UK.
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The International Astronomical Union named Pluto's fourth and fifth moons Kerberos and Styx.
Inventor Benjamin J. Lane patented the first self-contained gas mask.
Martin Luther was almost struck by lightning and became a monk.
The Salvation Army was founded in London by Methodist preacher William Booth and his wife, Catherine Booth.
American aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared.