British boy band JLS, known from the talent show X-Factor, announced they had split up.
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NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
A fire broke out in Surat city, India, which caused more than 500 deaths and destroyed 9,737 houses.
A Soviet cosmonaut became the first human casualty during a space mission.
Andrew Lawrence became the fastest runner to complete a marathon dressed as a fruit.
The famous Trojan Horse was used by the Greeks to gain entry into Troy.
