The Marvel superhero movie “Thor: The Dark World” premiered in London, UK.
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The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, UK, was adopted as the world's Prime Meridian.
The Walt Disney World Resort in Florida received its 100-millionth visitor.
The first images from the surface of Venus were received after the Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 landed on the planet.
American bank robber Charles Arthur Floyd, AKA Pretty Boy Floyd, was shot dead by the FBI.
Microsoft released the Windows 7 operating system.
