The original Star Wars film (Episode IV – A New Hope), directed by George Lucas, was first released.
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SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to dock at the International Space Station.
The FDA gave Elon Musk the go-ahead to trial his Neuralink brain implants on humans.
Martin Luther was declared an outlaw by the Holy Roman Emperor.
Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labor for committing gross acts of indecency with another male person.
The South Lebanon Conflict, which began in 1985, ended on this day, and Lebanon became liberated.
