Frank Sinatra makes his singing debut on the popular radio show “Your Hit Parade.” His career takes off after that and he eventually becomes one of the most respected vocalists of all time.
The United States announced a ban on all carry-on liquids on non-stop flights to Russia. The move came directly before the start of the Winter Olympics being held in Sochi, Russia.
Severe thunderstorms with tornados sweep through Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and Alabama leaving at least 50 dead and many more injured.
An explosion rips through a Moscow subway car during rush hour, killing 41 people in a terrorist attack blamed on Chechen separatists.
The ABC’s 20/20 airs the Granada Television documentary Living with Michael Jackson where British journalist Martin Bashir interviewed Michael Jackson over a period of 8 months, from the middle of 2002 to January 2003. It was shown first in the UK on ITV on 3rd 2003 and in the US three days later on ABC. The interview was unusual as Jackson allowed access to his personal life and talked freely about his traumatic childhood. The part that caused the most controversy was when Michael Jackson revealed he allowed children to sleep in his bed and when combined with other testimony eventually led to a court case for child molestation where he was found innocent.