The Nintendo 64 went on sale in Japan three months before hitting US shelves.
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Sonic the Hedgehog was released for the Sega Genesis in North America.
Duo Wiley Post and Harold Catty started their 15,474-mile around the world flight from Long Island, New York.
The FDA approved the first oral contraceptive pill called Enovid.
Britain voted to leave the European Union.
John Jacob Astor established the Pacific Fur Company.