English author J. R. R. Tolkien released his critically acclaimed book “The Hobbit.”
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After 14 years in space, NASA's Galileo spacecraft was intentionally destroyed in Jupiter's atmosphere.
Benedetto Odescalchi was elected as Pope Innocent XI.
Widespread forest fires in Indonesia caused the skies to turn red.
Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom.
The Great Fire of New York ended.
