Pedro I was crowned Emperor of Brazil.
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The first-ever World AIDS day started in effort to raise awareness of the AIDS global epidemic.
Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested.
After promising he wouldn't, President Biden pardons his son Hunter.
NASA intentionally crashed a Boeing 720 aircraft to test new safety technology.
The final film in the Lord of the Rings series 'The Return of the King,' directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in Wellington, New Zealand.