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Historical Event(s)
– The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Sheep in Chinese astrology.
– The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.
– Uruguay becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
– Vietnam War: the People’s Republic of China agrees to give North Vietnam an undisclosed amount of aid in the form of a grant.
– Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
– Dagen H in Sweden: traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
– Vietnam War: US Secretary of State Dean Rusk states during a news conference that proposals by the U.S. Congress for peace initiatives are futile because of North Vietnam’s opposition
– Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran and then crowns his wife Farah Empress of Iran.
– Vietnam War: In a propaganda ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, three American prisoners of war are released by the Viet Cong and turned over to “new left” antiwar activist Tom Hayden.
Who Were Born On ?
– Fiona Ma, California State Assembly Majority Whip and San Francisco politician
– Ruthie Henshall, English theatre actress and singer
– Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Academy Award nominated British actress
– Eric Close, American actor
– Jeff Corwin, American naturalist and TV personality
– Patrick J. Kennedy, American politician
– Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer and actor
– B. J. Armstrong, American basketball player
– Julia Roberts, American actress
– Ervin Johnson, American basketball player