Sicko, a documentary on the US healthcare system, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Michael Moore directed the film.
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The Coen brothers film, ''No Country for Old Men," premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
The 27th Amendment was ratified.
McDonald's sold their business in Russia to a local licensee to allow him to operate the restaurants under a new brand.
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was released in US cinemas.
Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII of England's second wife, was beheaded in the Tower of London.