The temperature plunged to -81.4°F in Snag, Yukon, Canada, making it the coldest recorded temperature in North America.
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Harper Lee announced plans to publish a sequel to 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
Rock and roll musician Buddy Holly died during a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
A week-long blizzard struck Iran and killed 4,000 people, making it the deadliest in history.
P.T. Barnum purchased the world-famous circus elephant Jumbo.
US President Woodrow Wilson announced that the nation would officially cut relations with Germany.