Guy Fawkes was arrested while attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England.
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The first television show with an African American host, 'The Nat King Cole Show,' aired on NBC.
Parker Brothers released the Monopoly board game.
The 15th-century Breton-French-Latin dictionary called the Catholicon was published.
Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus observed a total lunar eclipse in Rome, Italy.
Utah State ratified the women's right to vote in their state constitution.