The groundbreaking TV soap opera “Sua Vida Me Pertence” premiered in Brazil.
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French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium.
The first full-length animated feature film, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' premiered.
The first manned Moon voyage, the Apollo 8, launched with Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders.
A Mongol horde led by Batu Khan conquered and sacked the Russian city of Ryazan.
Israel gave control of the city of Bethlehem to Palestine.