Nikola Tesla tried to explain how the phenomenon of ball lightning works.
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Country music stars Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins all perished in an airplane crash.
The Osbournes reality TV show aired for the first time on MTV.
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died in his home after suffering from a stroke.
Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B was performed for the first time.
The world's favorite paper joiner, the stapler was patented by C. H. Gould in England.
