Six astronauts opened the doors to the new international space station 1998  In 1993, the crew of the space shuttle "Endeavour" deployed the repaired Hubble Space Telescope into Earth orbit.

2002-Former President Jimmy Carter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomacy in the Middle East in the 1970s.

2009-President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with a humble acknowledgment of his scant accomplishments and a robust defense of the U.S. at war.  (with much criticism)