A 100-vehicle pile-up on a highway in Texas killed two people and injured 120 more.
A heavy fog caused the pile-up.
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Neil Simon's play 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor' opened at Richard Rodger's New York City theatre.
The Discovery Space Shuttle was launched on the fifth Department of Defense shuttle mission.
After 20 years of work, the Leaning Tower of Pisa had its lean corrected by 17.7 inches (45 cm).
Carl J.E. Eliason, from Sayner, Wisconsin, was awarded his patent for the 'motor toboggan,' the world's first motorized snow vehicle.
Angela Merkel became the first female Chancellor of Germany.