The first Lord of the Rings film installment, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in London.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed.
Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict, demanding that he recant.
Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel prize in Literature.
Edward VIII signed to abdicate the British throne.
The First Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded to the Red Cross founder Jean Henri Dunant and peace activist Frederic Passy.