The popular Christmas comedy movie, Elf, was released in the USA.
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The English explorer Verney Cameron became the first European to cross Africa from east to west.
Hilary Clinton made history when she became the first-ever First Lady to win a seat for the Democrats in the Senate.
The opera company The Deutsche Opernhaus (now know as Deutsche Oper Berlin) was founded. They opened with a performance of The Deutsche Opernhaus.
Lord Dunmore promised freedom to every slave who enlisted into the British Army.
The London Gazette published its first edition under the name The Oxford Gazette.
