The first episode of Breaking Bad premiered on AMC.
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The USA's first African-American President, Barack Obama, conducted his first address.
Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat that a fan threw onto the stage during a performance in Des Moines, Iowa.
US hostages were released in Iran after 444 days.
In a letter and on television, President Jimmy Carter announced that the Olympics should not take place in Moscow, Russia.
Jacob Sartorius released his debut album, "The Last Text EP."