The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in New York.
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The final film in the Lord of the Rings series 'The Return of the King,' directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in Wellington, New Zealand.
A bill in New York to reinstate the death penalty became law.
The musical 'Cordelia's Aspirations' was performed for the first time at Theatre Comique, New York, US.
The electric typewriter went on sale for the first time in Syracuse, New York, USA.
British forces retaliated against the United States and burned Buffalo, New York, to the ground.