NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory probe, which carried the Curiosity Rover to Mars.
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Eight Donkeys were freed from jail after four days in Orai, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J.B. Sutherland from Detroit patented refrigerated railroad cars.
The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.
Pope Anastasius I became the Bishop of Rome, reigning until his death.
France successfully launched their first satellite, Astérix, into Earth's orbit.
