England was defeated by South Africa, who became top of the world Test cricket rank.
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NASA announced they would send a ship to Jupiter's moon, Europa, to look for extraterrestrial life.
The Iran-Iraq war ended in a stalemate after nearly eight years of conflict.
The Erickson Brothers submitted the application for the first dial telephone patent.
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The ''LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin” returned to Lakehurst, New Jersey, after being the first airship to circumference the earth in one journey.