The original Star Wars film (Episode IV – A New Hope), directed by George Lucas, was first released.
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US President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress and promised to put a man on the moon within a decade.
SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to dock at the International Space Station.
Jay Leno became the permanent host of ''The Tonight Show."
Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins, premiered in Los Angeles. It was the first superhero film directed by a woman.
Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labor for committing gross acts of indecency with another male person.