The first episode of Breaking Bad premiered on AMC.
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The US published its first book on Geology – 'Observations on the Geology of the United States' by William Maclure.
Jacob Sartorius released his debut album, "The Last Text EP."
Air Inter Flight 148 crashed in the Vosges Mountains in France while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport.
NASA mission STS-72 landed at the Kennedy Space Center after eight days in space.
US hostages were released in Iran after 444 days.