Hundreds of people died after a New England Blizzard.
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An earthquake struck Valdivia, south-central Chile, which caused a tsunami that damaged Hawaii, French Polynesia, and Japan.
The crew aboard Japan Airlines Flight 1628 sighted three potential UFOs above Alaska.
This day marked the beginning of The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia.
The Soviet Lunokhod 1 became the first robotic lunar rover to land on the Moon's surface.
The US Senate held its first session in the unfinished Capitol Building.
