A Norwegian expedition became the first to ever reach the geographical South Pole – led by Roald Amundsen.
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At 2 PM EST, there was a 10 minute moment of silence in memory of John Lennon.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams, had its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
Philadelphia premiered in Century City, California. It was one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme.
A British surgeon admitted to branding his initials on patients' livers.
The capital city of the Roman Empire, Constantinople, was severely damaged by an earthquake.
