Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was released in US cinemas.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End premiered in Anaheim, California.
English forces invaded and captured the Spanish colony of Jamaica.
Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII of England's second wife, was beheaded in the Tower of London.
Sicko, a documentary on the US healthcare system, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Coen brothers film, ''No Country for Old Men," premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.