The Twilight Saga: Eclipse premiered in Los Angeles.
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Due to her pure talent and popularity, Mary Pickford became the first female actress to be offered a $1 million contract.
A mysterious outbreak of dancing plague or choreomania occurred in the German city of Aachen.
Siam changed its name to Thailand.
The US supreme court officially overturned women's constitutional right to abortion.
Explorer John Cabot claimed Canada for England, thinking he was in Asia when he was actually in Nova Scotia.
