The Melbourne cable tramway system opened the Victoria Bridge line in Melbourne, Australia.
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The Discovery Space Shuttle was launched on the fifth Department of Defense shuttle mission.
YouTube Live had the largest viewed broadcast ever, with guest artists performing from San Francisco and Tokyo.
A baby girl named Vanellope Wilkins had her heart successfully put back inside her body.
Carl J.E. Eliason, from Sayner, Wisconsin, was awarded his patent for the 'motor toboggan,' the world's first motorized snow vehicle.
After 20 years of work, the Leaning Tower of Pisa had its lean corrected by 17.7 inches (45 cm).
