One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
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Television broadcasting company CBS banned a Calvin Klein Jeans advertisement.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, based on J.K. Rowling's 2007 fantasy novel, was released worldwide.
The British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson became Britain's Poet Laureate.
Pope Hilarius became the Bishop of Rome.
Inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil in the US.
