Mark Messier was suspended for ten games for starting a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone.
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A devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.
A security patrol near RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, UK, saw what they believed to be a UFO.
After taking the world of technology by storm, the PC was named TIME's Man of the Year.
Jack Johnson became the first African American to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
The largest strike in South Korean history began.
