Barack Obama became the first African American to win a United States Presidential Election.
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Canadian country singer Shania Twain released her third album, 'Come On Over.'
Physicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.
After a second siege, Joan of Arc liberated the town of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier, France.
A British-led team of archaeologists located the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb.
The Paris Climate Change Agreement went into force.
