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1938 The War of the Worlds Broadcast
Orson Welles airs a Martian invasion as fake news bulletins on CBS radio. Some listeners believe it.
1961 Tsar Bomba Is Tested
The USSR sets off the largest bomb ever, about 50 megatons, over Novaya Zemlya.
1974 The Rumble in the Jungle
In Kinshasa, Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman in the eighth round and regains the heavyweight title.
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1840 Auguste Rodin Is Born
Auguste Rodin, the sculptor of The Thinker and The Kiss, is born in Paris.
1892 The First Paid Football Player
Former Yale star Pudge Heffelfinger is paid $500 to play one game, making him the first professional American football player.
2014 Philae Lands on a Comet
The European lander Philae touches down on comet 67P, the first soft landing on a comet.