Ice Age: Continental Drift premiered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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President Bill Clinton ordered a US cruise missile strike on Iraq.
The first Harry Potter book, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,' hit the shelves in the UK.
Musical 'Grease' opened at the New London Theatre.
The US Navy's Vanguard SLV-2 launch vehicle failed to reach Earth's orbit.
Elvis Presley performed his final performance in Indianapolis, Indiana, US.
