American spy thriller TV series “Homeland” first aired on Showtime.
The show starred Claire Danes and Damian Lewis.
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After 67 years of colonial rule, the Republic of Guinea gained independence from France.
EA Games' FIFA 10, the highest-rated FIFA game made, was released in Europe.
English Protestant author William Tyndale published 'The Obedience of a Christian Man' in Antwerp, Belgium.
Three Russian cosmonauts returned from space after spending a record time of 237 days in orbit.
After a 5-year voyage around the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Charles Darwin returned to England.