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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Boston Light was illuminated for the first time.
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.
Theodore Roosevelt became the US president after former president William McKinley died from gunshot wounds.
