John Lennon made a controversial statement saying that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus.”
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The first People's Choice Awards aired on CBS.
The Soviet Union's Vega 1 Space Probe began sending back images of Halley's Comet.
World tennis champion Martina Navratilova won her 74th match streak.
The silent horror movie ''Nosferatu" was released in Berlin, making it the first-ever vampire movie.
A Real IRA car bomb exploded in front of the BBC's headquarters in London, injuring one person.
