Beethoven composed his famous short piano piece, “Für Elise.”
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Pripyat and surrounding areas were evacuated due to the Chernobyl disaster.
Hawaii recorded its hottest day ever at 100°F.
John Hinckley Jr., President Reagan's failed assassin, pleaded 'not guilty' due to not being mentally sound at trial.
NASA launched the Explorer 11 satellite atop a Juno II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
A fireball was spotted over southern Mississippi.
