Paul McCartney and actress Jane Asher announced their engagement.
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The Wolf of Wall Street, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill, was released.
Cassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan.
The show trial of Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu occurred.
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched from the Guiana Space Center.
George Washington crossed Delaware, in which he surprised and defeated 1,400 Hessians.
