Cosmonauts Titov and Strekalov narrowly escaped the Soyuz T-10 spacecraft explosion.
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Saudi Arabia became the last country in the world to lift a ban on women driving cars.
The Umbria and Marche earthquake occurred in Italy, killing 11 people and injuring 100.
Concorde made its first nonstop trip across the Atlantic from Washington, DC, to Paris, France, in a record-breaking time of 3 hours and 32 minutes.
The iconic Hollywoodland sign was changed to just Hollywood as we know it today.
The US Congress abolished the gold dollar and three-dollar coins.
