Princess Diana of Wales was laid to rest with 2 billion people watching her funeral on TV.
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Stephanie Myers published New Moon, the second novel in the Twilight series.
The Indian Space Research Organization's Vikram Moon lander crash-landed on the moon.
The historical drama 'The King's Speech' premiered at Telluride Festival in the United States.
The Great Fire of London was extinguished after destroying around 70,000 homes.
'Victoria' became the world's first recorded ship to have circumnavigated the globe when it arrived back in Spain.
