Barack Obama became the first African American to win a United States Presidential Election.
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Mozart's Symphony No.36 premiered in Linz, Austria.
Canadian country singer Shania Twain released her third album, 'Come On Over.'
A plane crash in South Sudan at Juba International Airport killed 31 people.
Physicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.
The Japanese Prime Minister, Hara Takashi, was assassinated in Tokyo.
