Adrian Hidalgo set the world record for spinning a diabolo around his leg 117 times in 1 minute.
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US cavalrymen massacred 200 Piegan Blackfeet in the Marias Massacre.
A category five blizzard occurred in the Mid-Atlantic and North East US, which covered the area in 3 feet of snow.
A Morse code distress call was made at sea, which led to the first radio sea rescue.
Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to the Pluto Platter to Wham-O, who soon changed the toy's name to 'Frisbee.'
American action-adventure series 'A-Team' first aired on NBC.