Zayn Malik announced that he would be leaving the boyband One Direction.
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Wayne Gretzky became the first and only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season.
The US held its first horse race in Long Island, New York.
Qantas flight QF9 became the first to fly nonstop from Australia to the UK.
Frederick Langenheim took the first photo of a solar eclipse.
Charli D'Amelio became the most followed person on TikTok with 64.5 million followers.
