Mozart and Monet die, the 21st Amendment repealing prohibition is ratified, the Montgomery Bus Boycott begins, and O.J. Simpson heads to prison, all on this day.
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World Football League
1974: The Birmingham Americans win what would eventually be the only World Bowl in World Football League history, beating the Florida Blazers by a score of 22-21. The short-lived football league would fold midway through its second season in 1975.