Led Zeppelin announced their break-up, this was two months after the death of drummer John Bonham.
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The US Supreme Court allowed President Trump's travel ban to come into effect for six predominantly Muslim countries.
Jean-Bédel Bokassa crowned himself the Emperor of Central Africa.
Pan American World Airways ceased operations.
The Los Angeles Times was first published as the Los Angeles Daily Times.
The first historically Black intercollegiate Greek-lettered fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, was founded.