Hawaii recorded its hottest day ever at 100°F.
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Pripyat and surrounding areas were evacuated due to the Chernobyl disaster.
Beethoven composed his famous short piano piece, 'Für Elise.'
Michael Jordan married his second wife, Yvette Prieto, at Palm Beach, Florida, US.
NASA launched the Explorer 11 satellite atop a Juno II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The Airbus A380 passenger airliner successfully underwent its maiden flight.
