At 2 PM EST, there was a 10 minute moment of silence in memory of John Lennon.
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Princess Mary Stuart succeeded her father James V and became Queen Mary I of Scotland at just six days old.
The Mariner 2 space probe completed the first-ever flyby of Venus.
Philadelphia premiered in Century City, California. It was one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme.
Amazon announced its first drone delivery.
After invading Finland, the Soviet Union was kicked out of the League of Nations.