The US held its first horse race in Long Island, New York.
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The first kidney transplant between two persons with HIV occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
The world's largest banana split was made in Innisfail, Australia.
The world's first fully-functional space shuttle, Columbia, was delivered to the JFK Space Center.
The EU banned all British beef exports due to the risks of carrying 'mad cow disease.'
Frederick Langenheim took the first photo of a solar eclipse.
