LOOKING BACK
1971: a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in California’s San Fernando Valley claimed 65 lives. The crew of Apollo 14 returned to Earth after man’s third landing on the moon.
1986: during its latest visit to the solar system, Halley’s Comet came closest to the sun.
1995: Former Senator J. William Fulbright died in Washington at age 89.
2002: Britain’s Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, died in London at age 71.