The popular Christmas comedy movie, Elf, was released in the USA.
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RedOctane released Guitar Hero for PlayStation 2 in North America.
The London Gazette published its first edition under the name The Oxford Gazette.
The Ensisheim Meteorite – the oldest meteorite with an observed fall – struck the Earth in France.
The opera company The Deutsche Opernhaus (now know as Deutsche Oper Berlin) was founded. They opened with a performance of The Deutsche Opernhaus.
The English explorer Verney Cameron became the first European to cross Africa from east to west.
