British prime minister Margaret Thatcher won elections for a record third term.
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After narrowly escaping a shipwreck, British explorer Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit atop a Delta II rocket.
The comedy-drama musical 'Nashville' written by Robert Altman was released.
American leading figure Benjamin Franklin created the Franklin Stove.
King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon.
