The Pink Star Diamond sold for a record USD 71 million in Hong Kong.
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NASA's Challenger Space Shuttle was launched from Florida on its maiden voyage.
US Congress released a US flag that featured 20 stars and 13 red and white stripes.
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Adolf Hitler formed the Schutzstaffel, the infamous paramilitary organization known to most as the SS.
The 21st Commonwealth Games officially began on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
