After laying siege to Orléans for nearly seven months, England’s forces finally gave up and simply marched away.
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Richard Nixon was harassed in Peru.
The film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures was founded.
The Communist Party of Romania was founded.
The British runner, Henry Barrett, ran a world record marathon at 2 hours, 42 minutes, and 31 seconds in the Polytechnic Marathon in London.
The New Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain was the world's first modern roller coaster to include a vertical loop.
