The Royal Exchange in London was opened by Queen Elizabeth I.
Source
A Morse code distress call was made at sea, which led to the first radio sea rescue.
Hawaii was shaken by an eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano that lasted 300 days and destroyed a coastal village.
The last signal from the Pioneer 10 space probe was received.
Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to the Pluto Platter to Wham-O, who soon changed the toy's name to 'Frisbee.'
A category five blizzard occurred in the Mid-Atlantic and North East US, which covered the area in 3 feet of snow.
