Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls.
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Writer, explorer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh went on trial for suspected treason.
The Soviet Lunokhod 1 became the first robotic lunar rover to land on the Moon's surface.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony was performed for the first time in St Petersburg, Russia.
Hundreds of people died after a New England Blizzard.
A sequel to LittleBigPlanet was released for the PlayStation Portable.
