Idaho’s hottest day was recorded at a scorching 118°F (48°C).
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Mary J. Blige's album 'What's the 411?' was released by Uptown Records and MCA Records.
The Soviet Union launched its second reconnaissance satellite, Kosmos 4.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) called for an end to 36 years of bloody conflict with the UK.
English poet Henry James Pye became Poet Laureate in the United Kingdom.
US bomber plane crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, and Lou Oliver survived a 75-story drop in an elevator.
