Johann Georg Palitzsch sighted the return of Halley’s Comet.
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Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his position as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.
To Kill a Mockingbird film was released.
George Washington crossed Delaware, in which he surprised and defeated 1,400 Hessians.
The show trial of Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu occurred.
The play 'Why Marry?' opened at the Astor Theatre in New York City.
