The Japanese broadcaster NHK launched the world’s first super-high definition 8K television channel.
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Slavery in Cape Colony, Britain's colony in South Africa, was abolished by the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act.
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The Great Train Robbery, the first-ever Western film, was released.
Japanese Emperor Hirohito approved plans set forward by his advisors to go to war against the United States of America.
The final film in the Lord of the Rings series 'The Return of the King,' directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in Wellington, New Zealand.