Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.
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Napoleon Bonaparte finally had a funeral.
The red robin was officially named Britain's National Bird.
The Republic of Ezo, a separatist Japanese state, was established on the island of Ezo, Japan.
The American Psychiatric Association officially declared that homosexuality is not a mental illness.
Major Glenn Miller, musician, and composer, disappeared over the English Channel during a flight.
