Johnny Cash released his “Ring of Fire” single.
It won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award on February 25, 1998.
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The town of Chartres in France surrendered to King Henry IV.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as Pope under the name Pope Benedict XVI.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord began, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War between 1775 & 1783.
Prolific killer Charles Manson was sentenced to death by gas chamber.
Captain James Cook sighted Australia for the first time.