Adolf Hitler’s German military attacked Moscow.
The battle lasted until January 7, 1942, with over half a million Russians killed, missing, injured, or captured.
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American spy thriller TV series 'Homeland' first aired on Showtime.
Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court Justice.
French-Breton explorer Jacques Cartier discovered 'Mount Royal,' now known as Montreal, Canada.
During the American Revolutionary War, John André, a British Army officer, was hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
Three Russian cosmonauts returned from space after spending a record time of 237 days in orbit.
