A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen’s LEGO plastic bricks.
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Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after takeoff, killing all seven crew members.
Edward VI was crowned King of England after Henry VIII died.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in the UK.
Honeybees stung Johannes Relleke a world record 2,443 times in Zimbabwe.
The Egyptian government shut down 88% of the internet across the country.