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.
The Ford Motor Company manufactured its ten millionth car.
French aviator Élisabeth Thible became the first woman to fly an untethered hot air balloon.
Up to 800 civilians and 12 soldiers died during a student protest for democracy at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China.
More than 100,000 people attended a vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the Tiananmen Square Massacre.