Zayn Malik announced that he would be leaving the boyband One Direction.
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The world's first fully-functional space shuttle, Columbia, was delivered to the JFK Space Center.
The EU banned all British beef exports due to the risks of carrying 'mad cow disease.'
The world's largest banana split was made in Innisfail, Australia.
The SF F-4 submersible boat sank and killed 21 people near Hawaii.
Wayne Gretzky became the first and only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season.