The Soviet Union exiled Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the winner of the 1970 Nobel Price in Literature winner.
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Madison Square Garden in New York City opened North America's first artificial ice rink.
The fast-food chain, Jack in the Box, was founded in San Diego, California.
Santiago, Chile, was founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia.
Albert Einstein warned against hydrogen bombs on the ''Today with Mrs. Roosevelt" weekly TV show.
USA's men's hockey team beat Canada's for the first time in 12 years.