A meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, which sent shockwaves that smashed windows and injured 1,500 people.
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Sabena Flight 458 crashed, killing the entire US Figure Skating team.
US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was sentenced to life in prison.
The silent movie 'IT,' directed by Clarence G. Badger and Josef von Sternberg, was released in the US.
Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization.
