The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
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The crew of the Union Star lost their lives along with all eight lifeboat volunteers who tried to save them.
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first Lord of the Rings film, was released in theaters.
Stanley Kubrick's X-rated film 'A Clockwork Orange' premiered, which was based on the book by Anthony Burgess.
The three ships carrying settlers who would later found Virginia, the first of the Thirteen Colonies, departed England.
A Christmas Carol by English author Charles Dickens was published.
