SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched on its maiden flight.
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Winston Churchill presented his famous speech 'We Shall Fight on the Beaches.'
Animal fossils found in North Carolina became the oldest known in the US.
The oldest known recording of a solar eclipse from China was reported.
King Charles VI of France granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the village of Roquefort-Sur-Soulzon.
The Beatles started their world tour.
