The EU banned all British beef exports due to the risks of carrying “mad cow disease.”
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The US held its first horse race in Long Island, New York.
Qantas flight QF9 became the first to fly nonstop from Australia to the UK.
The Slave Trade Act was passed in the British Parliament.
The SF F-4 submersible boat sank and killed 21 people near Hawaii.
The first color TV went on sale.
