The Soviet Lunokhod 1 became the first robotic lunar rover to land on the Moon’s surface.
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A 55-year-old man became the first known person to contract COVID-19.
The Ottoman Empire ended when the last Sultan Mehmed VI was exiled to Malta on a British warship.
The US Senate held its first session in the unfinished Capitol Building.
Writer, explorer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh went on trial for suspected treason.
The legislation was passed, allowing females to be appointed as bishops of The Church of England.
