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- 1535 - The first complete English translation of the Bible was printed in Zurich, Switzerland.
- 1648 - The first volunteer fire department was established in New York by Peter Stuyvesant.
- 1953 - "I Led Three Lives" was first seen in syndication. The TV show was never on network
- 1957 - "Leave it to Beaver" debuted on CBS-TV.
- 1957 - The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I into orbit around the Earth. Sputnik was the first manmade satellite to enter space. Sputnik I fell out of orbit on January 4, 1958.
- 1993 - Dozens of Somalis dragged an American soldier through the streets of Mogadishu. A videotape showed Michael Durant being taken prisoner by Somali militants.