Argentinian Communist and Guerilla leader Che Guevara was captured by the Bolivian military.
Source
American Army Corporal Alvin York and seven men attacked a major German gun nest on their own during World War I.
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
An intergovernmental panel on Climate Change reported that the planet will heat up by 2.7°F by 2040, which will wreak havoc on our world.
Kepler's Supernova was discovered.
The first Laurel and Hardy movie, 'The Second Hundred Years,' was released in the United States.
