Sony released the PlayStation 3 console in North America.
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony was performed for the first time in St Petersburg, Russia.
Hundreds of people died after a New England Blizzard.
The legislation was passed, allowing females to be appointed as bishops of The Church of England.
A 55-year-old man became the first known person to contract COVID-19.
All of London's Jews (approx. 680) were accused and arrested for coin clipping and counterfeiting.
