Boris Yeltsin resigned as the President of Russia, which left Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as acting President.
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Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Caesar's Palace Fountain.
US President Harry Truman officially proclaimed the end of World War II.
The Fog Bowl, a heavy, dense fog rolled over Soldier Field in Chicago during the second quarter of the Bears vs. Eagles NFC Divisional Playoff Game.
American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr. patented the first electric-powered bicycle.
Denmark's Queen Margrethe announced that she would end her 52-year-long reign.
