The James Bond movie “Casino Royale,” with Daniel Craig as Bond, premiered in London.
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German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet sighted using a telescope.
Nellie Bly, a pioneering female journalist, embarked on a trip to travel around the world in less than 80 days.
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began its radio service in the United Kingdom.
Louis Timothee became America's first paid librarian.
NASA's Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet when it entered Mars' orbit.
