1974 – Samuel Byck tries and fails to assassinate U.S. President Richard Nixon br br br br br 1986 – Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. br br br br br br 2002 – American journalist Daniel Pearl is murdered (b. 1963) br br br br br 1980 – Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3.