After taking the world of technology by storm, the PC was named TIME’s Man of the Year.
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The horror film 'The Exorcist,' based on book and screenplay by William Peter Blatty, premiered.
Jack Ruby's gun, which was used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald, sold for $220,000 in an auction.
JonBenét Ramsey was found dead.
Mark Messier was suspended for ten games for starting a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone.
Jimi Hendrix wrote 'Purple Haze' backstage at the Upper Cut Club, London.
