Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood” hit number one on this day and stayed there for 12 weeks.
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Two Australian warships, the HMAS Melbourne and the HMAS Voyager, collided off the New South Wales coast.
The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amy Winehouse scored five awards at the 50th Grammy Awards.
The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
Edmond Halley was given the senior post as the second Astronomer Royal at Greenwich Observatory.