John Lennon made a controversial statement saying that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus.”
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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.
Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk over the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua.
The Soviet Union's Vega 1 Space Probe began sending back images of Halley's Comet.
The first People's Choice Awards aired on CBS.
