William II, the third son of William the Conquer, was crowned King of England.
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Nintendo released Super Mario 64, one of their most iconic Mario games.
The US Congress abolished the gold dollar and three-dollar coins.
Sir Frances Drake completed his famous circumnavigation of the world when he sailed into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind.
Concorde made its first nonstop trip across the Atlantic from Washington, DC, to Paris, France, in a record-breaking time of 3 hours and 32 minutes.
Ed Whitlock became the world's first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.
