The US published its first book on Geology – “Observations on the Geology of the United States” by William Maclure.
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Air Inter Flight 148 crashed in the Vosges Mountains in France while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport.
NASA mission STS-72 landed at the Kennedy Space Center after eight days in space.
The first episode of Breaking Bad premiered on AMC.
In a letter and on television, President Jimmy Carter announced that the Olympics should not take place in Moscow, Russia.
The USA's first African-American President, Barack Obama, conducted his first address.
