NASA launched the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
The Viking 1 was the first successful Mars lander in history.
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More than 30 military students were injured in a mass pillow fight leading to a ban of the event in future years.
England was defeated by South Africa, who became top of the world Test cricket rank.
The Iran-Iraq war ended in a stalemate after nearly eight years of conflict.
The ''LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin” returned to Lakehurst, New Jersey, after being the first airship to circumference the earth in one journey.
Mother Teresa contracted malaria and spent one week in hospital in New Delhi, India.
