The New Year’s Eve Ball was lowered in New York Times Square for the very first time.
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Ted Bundy escaped from jail.
American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr. patented the first electric-powered bicycle.
Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit to break up The Beatles.
Boris Yeltsin resigned as the President of Russia, which left Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as acting President.
Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the new capital of Canada.
