Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” single was released.
The song was inspired by police brutality witnessed in the 1970s.
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Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat that a fan threw onto the stage during a performance in Des Moines, Iowa.
In a letter and on television, President Jimmy Carter announced that the Olympics should not take place in Moscow, Russia.
The first episode of Breaking Bad premiered on AMC.
Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first and last US President to serve four terms.
US hostages were released in Iran after 444 days.