Boris Yeltsin resigned as the President of Russia, which left Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as acting President.
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Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit to break up The Beatles.
NASA successfully put two satellites designed to study the Moon's interior structure into the Moon's orbit.
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.
A blue moon and a lunar eclipse occurred on the same day.
Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Caesar's Palace Fountain.