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Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors, led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, decisively defeated the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. The battle was a major victory for the Plains tribes but intensified U.S. military efforts in the Great Sioux War.
North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea, marking the start of the Korean War. The United Nations, led by the United States, quickly intervened to support South Korea, leading to a three-year conflict that ended in an armistice and a divided peninsula.
J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' was first published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury. The book launched a global literary phenomenon, spawning a series of seven novels, a blockbuster film franchise, and a vast multimedia empire.
Marie Curie presented her doctoral thesis on radioactivity to the University of Paris, becoming the first woman in France to earn a doctorate in science. Her groundbreaking research on radioactive elements like radium and polonium laid the foundation for modern nuclear physics and earned her two Nobel Prizes.
The Indian cricket team, led by Kapil Dev, defeated the West Indies in the final at Lord's to win the Prudential World Cup. This unexpected victory, fueled by a brilliant all-round performance, revolutionized the popularity and commercial appeal of cricket in India.