Henri Desgrange made the world’s first world record for a bicycle, reaching a speed of 21.95 miles per hour.
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NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Margaret A Brewer became the first female general in the US Marine Corps.
Following the Sega Saturn's success in Japan, the console was released in North America on this day.
Ellis Island was added to the Statue of Liberty National monument.
The son of the ousted dictator, Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., won the Philippine presidential election by a landslide.
