The Office, created by Ricky Gervais in the UK, aired its first US season on NBC.
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King James VI of Scotland was crowned King James I of England and Ireland.
Black citizens were given the right to vote in Canada.
A truck carrying margarine and flour caught fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel.
The Rapid Transit Railroad broke ground on a new underground subway to link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Elvis Presley enlisted in the US army.
