A week-long blizzard struck Iran and killed 4,000 people, making it the deadliest in history.
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The first weather satellite (ESSA-1) was launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
A Russian cosmonaut flew aboard a NASA Space Shuttle for the first time.
Rock and roll musician Buddy Holly died during a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
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.
