The three ships carrying settlers who would later found Virginia, the first of the Thirteen Colonies, departed England.
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The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, returned to Earth.
Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt was presumed dead after being swept out to sea by a riptide.
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first Lord of the Rings film, was released in theaters.
The Supreme Court of Colorado ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to run again for President.