English author J. R. R. Tolkien released his critically acclaimed book “The Hobbit.”
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Actor George Clooney crashed on a motorcycle.
The Netflix limited series about the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was released.
In the Second Opium War, an Anglo-French force defeated Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
Benedetto Odescalchi was elected as Pope Innocent XI.
After 14 years in space, NASA's Galileo spacecraft was intentionally destroyed in Jupiter's atmosphere.
