A record 112 foot (34 meters) sea wave was recorded during a storm in the Pacific Ocean.
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Astronaut Alan Shepard was the first to hit a golf ball on the Moon.
Asian record where temperatures plummeted to -90° F in Oymyakon, Russia.
Turkey and Syria were struck by a catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 59,259 people.
The Animated sitcom 'American Dad' aired for the first time on FOX.
The US Congress changed the name of the Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
