Elton John released the single “Candle in the Wind” as a tribute to Princess Diana of Wales.
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''UFO expert” Jaime Maussan presented the bodies of two alleged aliens before the Mexican Congress.
Henry Bliss became the first person killed in an automobile accident in the United States.
Howard Hughes designed and built the world's fastest plane called the H-1 racer, then, on this day, flew it at a new world speed record at 352 miles per hour in Santa Fe, California.
The Soviet Union's Luna 2 space probe became the first spacecraft to reach the moon's surface.
Chemist Michael Faraday discovered the Faraday Effect.
