The EU banned all British beef exports due to the risks of carrying “mad cow disease.”
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Wayne Gretzky became the first and only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season.
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The US held its first horse race in Long Island, New York.
Zayn Malik announced that he would be leaving the boyband One Direction.