Jimi Hendrix wrote “Purple Haze” backstage at the Upper Cut Club, London.
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JonBenét Ramsey was found dead.
The horror film 'The Exorcist,' based on book and screenplay by William Peter Blatty, premiered.
Mark Messier was suspended for ten games for starting a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone.
Marie and Pierre Curie announced their discovery of radium.
Judy Garland made her show business debut.
