STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.
It was the US’s 7th spacecraft launch.
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Taylor Swift won six awards at the American Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and Artist of the Decade.
George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.
The very first Chick-fil-A restaurant opened in Atlanta's Greenbriar Mall.
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From this day until February 10, 1435, London's Thames river completely froze.