The first manned Moon voyage, the Apollo 8, launched with Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders.
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A Mongol horde led by Batu Khan conquered and sacked the Russian city of Ryazan.
The first full-length animated feature film, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' premiered.
French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium.
The groundbreaking TV soap opera 'Sua Vida Me Pertence' premiered in Brazil.
John Wayne Gacy was arrested.
