Barack Obama became the first African American to win a United States Presidential Election.
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Physicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.
The Japanese Prime Minister, Hara Takashi, was assassinated in Tokyo.
A British-led team of archaeologists located the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb.
Canadian country singer Shania Twain released her third album, 'Come On Over.'
J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter Movie, 'The Philosopher's Stone,' premiered in Leicester Square, London, UK.
