The Soviet Lunokhod 1 became the first robotic lunar rover to land on the Moon’s surface.
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A 55-year-old man became the first known person to contract COVID-19.
This day marked the beginning of The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia.
Writer, explorer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh went on trial for suspected treason.
Queen Elizabeth I was coronated and re-established the protestant Church of England.
Hundreds of people died after a New England Blizzard.
