1954 –Albert Schweitzer receives Nobel Peace Prize

1974– European Economic Community calls for a European Parliament

1985 – Raven Symone was born on this day in Atlanta, GA

2001– “The Fellowship of the Ring” Lord of the Rings film directed by Peter Jackson and starring Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen premieres in London

2013 –Uruguay becomes the first country to legalize the growth, sale, and use of marijuana