Cassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan.
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George Washington crossed Delaware, in which he surprised and defeated 1,400 Hessians.
The Wolf of Wall Street, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill, was released.
Johann Georg Palitzsch sighted the return of Halley's Comet.
The show trial of Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu occurred.
Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his position as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.
