The US Congress changed the name of the Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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Asian record where temperatures plummeted to -90° F in Oymyakon, Russia.
The Animated sitcom 'American Dad' aired for the first time on FOX.
A record 112 foot (34 meters) sea wave was recorded during a storm in the Pacific Ocean.
The world's most infamous clown, John Wayne Gacy, went on trial after he murdered 33 young men in Cook County, Illinois.
Turkey and Syria were struck by a catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 59,259 people.
