Michelangelo’s famous painting “Christ of the Woman of Samaria” was sold for a staggering $7.4 million.
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Law No. 38 in Iceland was approved, making abortion legal.
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather won five Golden Globe awards.
The United States Coast Guard was formed by an act passed by the US Congress.
Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after takeoff, killing all seven crew members.
A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.