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2020

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash. His daughter Gianna and seven other people also lose their lives.

U.S. President Bill Clinton denies on television that he had an inappropriate relationship with a former White House intern, Monica Lewinsky.

The musical “The Phantom of the Opera” premieres at the Majestic Theater in New York. It will go on to be performed there more than 4,000 times.

Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers shatters the record set by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy by scoring his 50th goal in 49 games.

The TV series “The Dukes of Hazzard” premieres on CBS.

Simon & Garfunkel’s fifth and final album, “Bridge over Troubled Water,” is released. It would go on to win the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1971.

John Lennon writes, records, and mixes the song “Instant Karma” in a single day.

Elvis Presley’s song “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” reaches No. 1.

The VII Winter Olympic Games open in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

Filming begins on “Gone With the Wind.”

The Lincoln Motor Company is founded by former Ford executive Henry Leland.

The largest diamond in history (3,106.75 carats), the Cullinan, is discovered near Pretoria, South Africa.

It happened on… January 26