Jack Ruby’s gun, which was used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald, sold for $220,000 in an auction.
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A devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.
Jimi Hendrix wrote 'Purple Haze' backstage at the Upper Cut Club, London.
The horror film 'The Exorcist,' based on book and screenplay by William Peter Blatty, premiered.
After taking the world of technology by storm, the PC was named TIME's Man of the Year.
James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
