Los Angeles was covered in snow for the first time in recorded history.
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Wesley College was established in Melbourne, Australia.
East Pakistan renamed itself Bangladesh after seceding from Pakistan.
The ruins of an ancient lost city were discovered in eastern Ecuador.
Astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania & Oberon.
Judge Simon Cowell left American Idol but continued working with FOX on X Factor US.
