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.
Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after takeoff, killing all seven crew members.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in the UK.
A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.
The United States Coast Guard was formed by an act passed by the US Congress.
