The Pink Panther film premiered, directed by Blake Edwards with a theme by Henry Mancini.
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Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, was launched into orbit.
The Two Towers, the second of the Lord of the Rings films, was released in theaters.
Kublai Khan founded the Yuan dynasty when he renamed his Mongol Empire 'Yuan.'
The first panda arrived in the US from China.
The film 'The Color Purple,' based on the novel by Alice Walker, directed by Steven Spielberg, premiered in New York.
