J.K. Rowling published the 5th Harry Potter book “The Order of the Phoenix.”
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King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family fled their home at the beginning of the French Revolution.
The US Navy claimed the island of Guam, which was previously under Spanish control.
Cyrus McCormick patented the reaping machine.
The most memorable concert of the decade occurred at Wembley Stadium.
Construction on the world's longest railway in Russia was completed.
