During the American Revolutionary War, John André, a British Army officer, was hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
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American spy thriller TV series 'Homeland' first aired on Showtime.
EA Games' FIFA 10, the highest-rated FIFA game made, was released in Europe.
Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court Justice.
Three Russian cosmonauts returned from space after spending a record time of 237 days in orbit.
Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. was founded in Phoenix, Arizona.