During the Battle of Princeton, British forces were defeated in New Jersey by George Washington’s revolutionary army.
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China's Chang'e-4 became the first spacecraft to successfully land on the far side of the Moon.
The Mars Polar Lander was launched.
Aretha Franklin became the first-ever female artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tried to fly his famous Flying Machine invention for the first time.
Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.
