British prime minister Margaret Thatcher won elections for a record third term.
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Napoleon took the island of Malta.
The Rolling Stones hit single 'Paint It Black' reached number 1 in the US.
Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in front of the schoolhouse door, refusing entry to two African American students.
South Africa played host to the first FIFA World Cup in Africa.
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit atop a Delta II rocket.
