China’s Chang’e-4 became the first spacecraft to successfully land on the far side of the Moon.
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British Novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine left England for America on board the Britannia ship.
The cryptocurrency 'Bitcoin' was created, providing a new digital currency.
Aretha Franklin became the first-ever female artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
A fire broke out at the top of the famous iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
A woman in Rome became the first person to receive a bionic hand that can sense touch.