Prolific serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the “Yorkshire Ripper,” was arrested in Sheffield, UK.
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Martin Luther King Jr. pushed hard to encourage the registration of black voters in Selma.
The Duquesne Spy Ring, a Nazi German espionage network, was sentenced to prison.
The US & Canada agreed to divert the Niagara River to protect the Niagara Falls from eroding.
The Alemanni crossed the frozen Rhine in large numbers and invaded the Roman Empire.
The mapping of Mars' surface began.
