Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat that a fan threw onto the stage during a performance in Des Moines, Iowa.
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In a letter and on television, President Jimmy Carter announced that the Olympics should not take place in Moscow, Russia.
The first episode of Breaking Bad premiered on AMC.
'In Old Arizona' became the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors.
Feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton became the first woman to testify before Congress.
Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' single was released.