Martin Luther King’s son met the man convicted of killing his father, James Earl Ray.
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During the Oscar's ceremony, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock following a joke directed towards Will's wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Harvey Kennedy patented the modern shoelace, which included aglet reinforced tips.
Frank Sinatra recorded his hit 'I'm a Fool to Want You.'
A 9.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Alaska.
The musical ''Singing in The Rain," directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, had its first theatrical run.