The popular Christmas comedy movie, Elf, was released in the USA.
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New York City elected its first African American Mayor, David Dinkins.
John Austin became the last person to be publicly hanged on London's Tyburn Gallows.
The opera company The Deutsche Opernhaus (now know as Deutsche Oper Berlin) was founded. They opened with a performance of The Deutsche Opernhaus.
The London Gazette published its first edition under the name The Oxford Gazette.
RedOctane released Guitar Hero for PlayStation 2 in North America.
