The Soviet Lunokhod 1 became the first robotic lunar rover to land on the Moon’s surface.
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A sequel to LittleBigPlanet was released for the PlayStation Portable.
Writer, explorer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh went on trial for suspected treason.
The Ottoman Empire ended when the last Sultan Mehmed VI was exiled to Malta on a British warship.
Queen Elizabeth I was coronated and re-established the protestant Church of England.
This day marked the beginning of The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia.
