2018
Donald Glover, known by his stage name Childish Gambino, released the music video for his single titled “This Is America,” which went on to gain vast praise.
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2000
A conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon occurred.
A conjunction is when planets meet at a specific angle which creates an optical illusion.
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1989
Mike Tyson received his second speeding ticket while drag racing his Lamborghini in Albany, New York.
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1973
Secretariat made history when he finished the Kentucky Derby in record time.
He was the first horse to complete the Derby in under two minutes, with a time of 1 minute 59.4 seconds.
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1961
Alan Shephard became the first American to travel to outer space.
Shepherd flew aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule as a part of the Mercury Project. He remained in space for fifteen minutes before returning safely to Earth.
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1950
Bhumibol Adulyadej was crowned King of Thailand.
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1921
Perfume Chanel No.5 was released.
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel released her first fragrance ever, which ended up also being the first modern perfume. Coco was also the first face of the advertisement for the perfume.
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1917
Eugene Bullard became the first African-American military pilot after acquiring his pilot’s license from the Aéro-Club de France.
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1891
Tchaikovsky conducted the first public concert at the newly-built Music Hall in New York City.
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1842
A fire broke out in Hamburg, Germany. It burned for over 100 hours, killed 51 people, and destroyed 1,700 homes.
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1809
Mary Kies became the first woman ever to acquire a patent.
She received her US patent for her method of weaving straw with silk.
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1762
Prussia and Russia signed the Treaty of Saint Petersburg, which ended seven years of war between the two.
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1494
During his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus spotted Jamaica and landed at Discovery Bay.
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1260
Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, became the ruler of the Mongol Empire.
He reigned from 1260 until his death in 1294.
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