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.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was first published in the UK and Canada.
The First Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded to the Red Cross founder Jean Henri Dunant and peace activist Frederic Passy.
Edward VIII signed to abdicate the British throne.
Cristina Fernandez was sworn in as Argentina's first elected female president.