Wayne Gretzky became the first and only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season.
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The SF F-4 submersible boat sank and killed 21 people near Hawaii.
The Slave Trade Act was passed in the British Parliament.
The world's first fully-functional space shuttle, Columbia, was delivered to the JFK Space Center.
The US held its first horse race in Long Island, New York.
The EU banned all British beef exports due to the risks of carrying 'mad cow disease.'
