Jimi Hendrix wrote “Purple Haze” backstage at the Upper Cut Club, London.
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The largest strike in South Korean history began.
Jack Ruby's gun, which was used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald, sold for $220,000 in an auction.
A security patrol near RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, UK, saw what they believed to be a UFO.
JonBenét Ramsey was found dead.
Mark Messier was suspended for ten games for starting a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone.