1980: The “Miracle on Ice” took place at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y., as the U.S. Olympic hockey team upset the Soviet Union, 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal two days later, 4-2, over Finland.)

In the world

1967: More than 25,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, aimed at smashing a Viet Cong stronghold near the Cambodian border.

Today’s birthdays

Actor Paul Dooley is 98. Actor James Hong is 97. Actor Julie Walters is 76. Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving is 76. Golf Hall of Famer Amy Alcott is 70. Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 67. Golf Hall of Famer Vijay Singh is 63. Hockey Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine is 61. Actor Paul Lieberstein is 59. Actor Jeri Ryan is 58. Actor-musician Lea Salonga is 55. Tennis Hall of Famer Michael Chang is 54. Musician James Blunt is 52. Actor Drew Barrymore is 51. Dancer and musician Genneya Walton is 27. Rapper Molly Brazy is 27. — The Associated Press