US President Abraham Lincoln ordered the hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians.
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A first edition of 'The Birds of America' by John James Audubon was auctioned at Sotheby's, London, England, for £7,321,250 ($10 million) – which took the record for any book at auction.
A six-day siege began in London when an IRA unit took a couple hostage in their flat while fleeing the police.
The Altamont free concert occurred.
Adaptation directed by Spike Jonze, starring Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep, premiered.
James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of the Water premiered in London.
