Hilary Clinton made history when she became the first-ever First Lady to win a seat for the Democrats in the Senate.
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Using Johannes Kepler's predictions, French scientist Pierre Gassendi became the first person to witness Mercury's transit between the Earth and the Sun.
The popular Christmas comedy movie, Elf, was released in the USA.
Lord Dunmore promised freedom to every slave who enlisted into the British Army.
John Austin became the last person to be publicly hanged on London's Tyburn Gallows.
The London Gazette published its first edition under the name The Oxford Gazette.
