Israel gave control of the city of Bethlehem to Palestine.
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The first crossword puzzle was printed.
Elton John and his partner David Furnish registered their civil partnership at Windsor Town Hall on the first day civil partnerships could legally be performed in England.
A Mongol horde led by Batu Khan conquered and sacked the Russian city of Ryazan.
The first full-length animated feature film, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' premiered.
The groundbreaking TV soap opera 'Sua Vida Me Pertence' premiered in Brazil.