In 1935...Republican Rep. Sonny Bono of California, who went into politics after first catching America's attention as half of the married singing and TV comedy duo Sonny & Cher, was born. He died in a skiing accident on Jan. 5, 1998 at 62.
In 1955...In Odessa, Texas, Elvis Presley performed two shows at the senior high school. Local singer Roy Orbison was in the audience and remembered, "His energy was incredible. His instinct was just amazing."
In 1989...Investigators in Lockerbie, Scotland, declared that a bomb, concealed inside a radio-cassette player, was to blame for the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 the previous December. 259 aboard and 11 on the ground died.
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