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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The US published its first book on Geology – 'Observations on the Geology of the United States' by William Maclure.
The first episode of Breaking Bad premiered on AMC.
NASA mission STS-72 landed at the Kennedy Space Center after eight days in space.
The classic song 'Mr. Tambourine Man' was recorded by The Byrds.
In a letter and on television, President Jimmy Carter announced that the Olympics should not take place in Moscow, Russia.
