The New Zealand Navy ended its daily allowance of rum to their sailors.
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The twisted ladder structure of DNA was discovered.
The UN released a report warning that 14% of Earth's species face a very high risk of extinction.
Alanis Morissette claimed four Grammy's, including Album of the Year with ''Jagged Little Pill."
The FBI publicly confirmed that they believed COVID-19 originated in a lab in Wuhan, China.
Swedish Prime Minister, Olof Palme, was shot at point-blank range on the busiest road in Sweden.