YouTube was fined $170 million for collecting data on child users.
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China's space agency launched a classified spacecraft into orbit atop a Long March 2F rocket.
The first cafeteria in the US opened in New York City.
Google was founded.
The first power plant in the US, 'Pearl Street Station,' in Manhattan, New York, started generating electricity.
The fantasy TV series 'Xena: Warrior Princess' premiered on NBC in the US.