The Nintendo Wii was released in the US.
The Wii was Nintendo’s fifth major home game console, following the GameCube.
Source
Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer star, scored his 1,000th goal.
Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico on his second voyage.
One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
A meteorite weighing 8kg landed southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
Inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil in the US.
