The Luna 2 spacecraft by the Soviet Union became the first human-made artifact to land on the moon’s surface.
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Mary Ann Fischer gave birth to quintuplets, who became the first US quintuplets to survive past infancy.
The American sitcom 'The Golden Girls' premiered on NBC.
14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested at school after bringing in a homemade clock, which was mistaken for a bomb.
The people of Estonia voted to approve joining the European Union.
The IBM 305 RAMAC commercial computer was announced to the public.
