J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter Movie, “The Philosopher’s Stone,” premiered in Leicester Square, London, UK.
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462 non-violent inmates were released from Oklahoma prisons in the largest commutation in American history.
A plane crash in South Sudan at Juba International Airport killed 31 people.
Around 1,000 Soviet tanks entered Budapest, the capital of Hungary, after bombing half the city in an attempt to take over.
A chimpanzee was observed for the first time making and using tools.
Physicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.
