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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The University of Warsaw, Poland, was founded as a Royal University following the Partitions of Poland.
The British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson became Britain's Poet Laureate.
One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
Goldwyn Pictures film studio was founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Edgar Selwyn, and Archibald Selwyn.
Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer star, scored his 1,000th goal.
