A fire destroyed Vienna’s Ring Theater, which killed between 640-850 people.
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Metallica became the first band to have performed on all seven continents when they held a concert in Antarctica.
Eamon de Valera publicly repudiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his 'Day of Infamy' speech to the US Congress – a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped.
Sophie's Choice, directed by Alan J. Pakula, was released.
