SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched on its maiden flight.
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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.
More than 100,000 people attended a vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Up to 800 civilians and 12 soldiers died during a student protest for democracy at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China.
French aviator Élisabeth Thible became the first woman to fly an untethered hot air balloon.
