The first Laurel and Hardy movie, “The Second Hundred Years,” was released in the United States.
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American Army Corporal Alvin York and seven men attacked a major German gun nest on their own during World War I.
An intergovernmental panel on Climate Change reported that the planet will heat up by 2.7°F by 2040, which will wreak havoc on our world.
Northern California's wine country was devastated by sweeping wildfires.
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Isabella of Angoulême was crowned Queen consort of England at Westminster Abbey, London.