The Phantom, the world’s first superhero, appeared in the self-titled comic strip by Lee Falk.
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Thieves stole up to 68 Olympic artifacts from a museum in Greece.
Sweden changed their calendar to the Gregorian calendar, making the next day March 1 instead of February 18.
Friends Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan recorded 'Girl From The North Country' at CBS Studios.
Polish mountaineers Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy became the first to ascend Mt. Everest in winter.
Voyager 1 passed Pioneer 10 to become the most distant human-made object in space.
