The comedy-drama musical “Nashville” written by Robert Altman was released.
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The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit atop a Delta II rocket.
After narrowly escaping a shipwreck, British explorer Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon.
South Africa played host to the first FIFA World Cup in Africa.
Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in front of the schoolhouse door, refusing entry to two African American students.
