The English explorer Verney Cameron became the first European to cross Africa from east to west.
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Hilary Clinton made history when she became the first-ever First Lady to win a seat for the Democrats in the Senate.
President Eisenhower won his second term with the most significant Republican win since Abraham Lincoln's in 1860.
RedOctane released Guitar Hero for PlayStation 2 in North America.
The Ensisheim Meteorite – the oldest meteorite with an observed fall – struck the Earth in France.
The opera company The Deutsche Opernhaus (now know as Deutsche Oper Berlin) was founded. They opened with a performance of The Deutsche Opernhaus.
