Captain James Cook reached a record 1,130 miles from the South Pole.
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Coronavirus was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Researchers identified the earliest known prehistoric ancestor of humans.
Patsy Cline released her single 'I Fall to Pieces.'
White supremacist terrorists bombed Martin Luther King Jr's home.
Justin Bieber reached one million followers on Twitter.
