NASA launched its first space probe, Pioneer 1.
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The Aleppo, Syria earthquake occurred and was one of the deadliest in history, killing around 230,000 Syrians.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein detailing the possibility of atomic weapons.
Alexander Miles patented the automatic opening and closing elevator.
Australia's first university, The University of Sydney, was inaugurated.
NASA launched STS-92 to the International Space Station, which became the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
