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 British-led team of archaeologists located the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb.
Barack Obama became the first African American to win a United States Presidential Election.
The Japanese Prime Minister, Hara Takashi, was assassinated in Tokyo.
Mozart's Symphony No.36 premiered in Linz, Austria.
