The First English order of knighthood was instituted.
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Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for killing Robert F. Kennedy.
The first Canadian postage stamp went into circulation.
President Bill Clinton declared this day as the National Day of Mourning.
Coca-Cola launched their ill-fated new formula known unofficially as 'New Coke.'
Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria enacted The German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot), strictly regulating beer making.
