NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle was successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
After a four-month journey, the Venera 14 spacecraft landed on Venus.
An incredibly cold air swept into the US from Canada and plunged temperatures across most States far below their existing all-time lows.
The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
The crew of the Union Star lost their lives along with all eight lifeboat volunteers who tried to save them.
The US gross national debt exceeded $1 trillion.
The president of Egypt is assassinated.
Belize became a member of the United Nations.
John Bull becomes the oldest operable locomotive.
Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.
First female president of the US National Bar Association is appointed.
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer got married at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
US President Ronald Reagan was made aware that the USSR was stealing US technology and research.
Mahathir bin Mohamad takes office for the first time.
Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to the murder of John Lennon in New York.
Queen Elizabeth II was shot with six blank rounds by a youth.
Israel destroys Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactors.
The first cases of AIDS are reported.
Bob Marley received a state funeral in Jamaica.
An assassination attempt was made on Pope John Paul II.
Thieves stole $3.3 million from the First National Bank of Arizona in Tucson.
The first Space Shuttle mission was launched.
President Ronald Reagan returned home from the hospital after narrowly escaping death after someone shot him on March 30.
Someone tried to shoot President Ronald Reagan.
The home computer ZX81 is launched.
Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles announced their engagement at Buckingham Palace.
The iconic DeLorean sports car began production in Northern Ireland.
US hostages were released in Iran after 444 days.
Prolific serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the 'Yorkshire Ripper,' was arrested in Sheffield, UK.
A security patrol near RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, UK, saw what they believed to be a UFO.
The National Black Independent Political Party (NBIPP) was formed in the US.
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
Television broadcasting company CBS banned a Calvin Klein Jeans advertisement.
Iran-Iraq War begins with Iraq invading Iran.
The first Whole Foods store opened in Austin, Texas, US.
Gotthard Road Tunnel opened in St Gotthard, Switzerland, making it the longest tunnel in the world at the time.
A bomb exploded at the railway station in Bologna, Italy.
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir takes office in Iceland.
The Israeli Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law and adds it to Israel's Basic Law.
Vanuatu gained its independence from the Anglo-French Condominium.
Mary Eugenia Charles is elected as PM of Dominica.
Republican Party in Detroit nominated Ronald Reagan for US president.
President Jimmy Carter's brother Billy registered as a foreign agent in Libya.
Quebec held a referendum on whether to begin negotiations with Canada to become independent.
Mount St. Helens erupts.
Five bank robbers armed themselves and attempted a heist in Norco, California.
The British Special Air Service (SAS) terminate the Iranian Embassy siege in London.
The oil rig Alexander L. Kjelland collapses in high winds in the North Sea.
Archbishop Óscar Romero calls on members of the El Salvador armed forces to stop killing their fellow Salvadorians.
