The first Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” hit the shelves in the UK.
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President Bill Clinton ordered a US cruise missile strike on Iraq.
William IV became king of The United Kingdom and Hanover until his death in 1837.
The US Navy's Vanguard SLV-2 launch vehicle failed to reach Earth's orbit.
Ice Age: Continental Drift premiered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Elvis Presley performed his final performance in Indianapolis, Indiana, US.
