NASA lost contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
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Hawaii enters Union as 50th state.
The 'Game of Thrones' prequel 'House of the Dragon' premiered on HBO.
Donald and Doris Fisher opened the first Gap store in San Francisco, California.
A solar eclipse occurred, which started Tycho Brahe's interest in the world of astronomy.
The Khagan emperor, Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire, accepted the surrender of his younger brother Ariq Böke, which ended the Toluid Civil War.
