After a second siege, Joan of Arc liberated the town of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier, France.
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462 non-violent inmates were released from Oklahoma prisons in the largest commutation in American history.
A British-led team of archaeologists located the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb.
Mozart's Symphony No.36 premiered in Linz, Austria.
J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter Movie, 'The Philosopher's Stone,' premiered in Leicester Square, London, UK.
Barack Obama became the first African American to win a United States Presidential Election.
