At 2 PM EST, there was a 10 minute moment of silence in memory of John Lennon.
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Philadelphia premiered in Century City, California. It was one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme.
The capital city of the Roman Empire, Constantinople, was severely damaged by an earthquake.
Amazon announced its first drone delivery.
A Norwegian expedition became the first to ever reach the geographical South Pole – led by Roald Amundsen.
The European Union formally opened accession negotiations with Ukraine.
