Prolific serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the “Yorkshire Ripper,” was arrested in Sheffield, UK.
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The Alemanni crossed the frozen Rhine in large numbers and invaded the Roman Empire.
The mapping of Mars' surface began.
A bus plunged 400ft from a cliff in Malshej Ghat, India, killing thirty people.
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy gave a speech announcing that he was running for US President.
The US & Canada agreed to divert the Niagara River to protect the Niagara Falls from eroding.
