Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus observed a total lunar eclipse in Rome, Italy.
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Spacecraft Chang'e 1 entered lunar orbit at 02:15 UT and became the first Chinese spacecraft to orbit the moon successfully.
Japan recognized its first legal same-sex couple.
The first television show with an African American host, 'The Nat King Cole Show,' aired on NBC.
Sinclair Lewis won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his novel 'Babbitt.'
Guy Fawkes was arrested while attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England.
