A Norwegian expedition became the first to ever reach the geographical South Pole – led by Roald Amundsen.
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The capital city of the Roman Empire, Constantinople, was severely damaged by an earthquake.
Philadelphia premiered in Century City, California. It was one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme.
At 2 PM EST, there was a 10 minute moment of silence in memory of John Lennon.
A British surgeon admitted to branding his initials on patients' livers.
The Mariner 2 space probe completed the first-ever flyby of Venus.
