Microsoft announced its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.
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NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle completed mission STS-61-C when it landed at the Edwards Air Force Base.
Charity song 'That's What Friends Are For' hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
British band, The Beatles made it onto the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first time.
The Paris Peace Conference began in France.
Massachusetts's Marconi Wireless Station Site successfully sent the first radio transmission between the US and Europe.