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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The American sitcom 'The Golden Girls' premiered on NBC.
The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 became the first successful helicopter to fly.
Pope Paul VI canonized Elizabeth Anne Seton as the first American saint.
14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested at school after bringing in a homemade clock, which was mistaken for a bomb.
Theodore Roosevelt became the US president after former president William McKinley died from gunshot wounds.
