An otter entertained crowds all winter at the mouth of the Ompompanoosuc River in Norwich, Vermontβ
Apple Computer, Inc. introduced the Macintosh personal computerβ
The Voyager 2 spacecraft sent back photographs from the planet Uranusβ
Rover Opportunity landed on Marsβ
A blizzard that took over New England with blinding snow and blustering wind kept the Cape Cod Times from publishing a print edition for the first timeβ
Weather
The temperature in Browning, Montana, plunged 100 degrees in 24 hours, from 44F to -56F, establishing a U.S. record for a 24-hour temperature drop.β
Fifteen degrees below zero F in Nashville, Tennesseeβ
4 inches of snow fell near Lake Jocassee in South Carolinaβ
North Myrtle Beach experienced a low temperature of 16 degrees Fβ
Thirty-eight inches of snow on Cape Cod after a 2-day winter blizzardβ