At 2 PM EST, there was a 10 minute moment of silence in memory of John Lennon.
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The Mariner 2 space probe completed the first-ever flyby of Venus.
A British surgeon admitted to branding his initials on patients' livers.
Alabama became the 22nd state to join the United States of America.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams, had its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
Philadelphia premiered in Century City, California. It was one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme.
