Bhumibol Adulyadej was crowned King of Thailand.
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Eugene Bullard became the first African-American military pilot after acquiring his pilot's license from the Aéro-Club de France.
Tchaikovsky conducted the first public concert at the newly-built Music Hall in New York City.
A conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon occurred.
Mary Kies became the first woman ever to acquire a patent.
Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to outer space.
