A record low temperature was recorded and reached a bone-chilling -15°F in Central Park, New York City.
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The Soviet R-7 Semyorka, the world's first Intercontinental ballistic missile, became operational.
Martial Law was declared in Seattle by President Grover Cleveland due to anti-Chinese unrest.
Daylight Saving started in the US.
A US submarine collided with a Japanese high-school fishing training ship off the coast of Hawaii.
Donald Trump's second impeachment trial began.