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 Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 became the first successful helicopter to fly.
The American sitcom 'The Golden Girls' premiered on NBC.
Boston Light was illuminated for the first time.
The Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, which ended the Russo-Turkish War.
The IBM 305 RAMAC commercial computer was announced to the public.
