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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Pope Hilarius became the Bishop of Rome.
Inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil in the US.
Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico on his second voyage.
The British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson became Britain's Poet Laureate.
Goldwyn Pictures film studio was founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Edgar Selwyn, and Archibald Selwyn.
