Digging began to make way for the construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris.
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Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after takeoff, killing all seven crew members.
The United States Coast Guard was formed by an act passed by the US Congress.
Honeybees stung Johannes Relleke a world record 2,443 times in Zimbabwe.
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather won five Golden Globe awards.
Michelangelo's famous painting 'Christ of the Woman of Samaria' was sold for a staggering $7.4 million.