The Simpson’s 636th episode aired, making it the longest episode count of any TV series in history.
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Space Patrol aired the first 3D television show.
Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto IV, the sixth in the GTA series, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
In the Los Angeles Public Library, a fire broke out, destroying 400,000 books.
An EF4 multiple-vortex tornado destroyed areas of two major Alabama cities: Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.
British Lieutenant James Cook became the first European to reach Australia's east coast.
