The Nintendo Wii was released in the US.
The Wii was Nintendo’s fifth major home game console, following the GameCube.
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Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer star, scored his 1,000th goal.
The People's Republic of China launched Shenzhou 1, the first uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft.
Television broadcasting company CBS banned a Calvin Klein Jeans advertisement.
The University of Warsaw, Poland, was founded as a Royal University following the Partitions of Poland.
Inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil in the US.
