The first weather satellite (ESSA-1) was launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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The UK hit a milestone after giving 10 million people a COVID-19 vaccination.
US President Woodrow Wilson announced that the nation would officially cut relations with Germany.
A week-long blizzard struck Iran and killed 4,000 people, making it the deadliest in history.
The temperature plunged to -81.4°F in Snag, Yukon, Canada, making it the coldest recorded temperature in North America.
The first paper money was issued in America in the Colony of Massachusetts.
