The Concorde airplane was tested for the first time in Toulouse, France.
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Madonna featured in a Pepsi Commercial during NBC-TV's 'Cosby Show.'
The Bank of England printed the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes.
Dmitry Medvedev was elected as the third President of Russia.
The US spacecraft Pioneer 10 launched.
The Republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution.
