China's space agency launched a classified spacecraft into orbit atop a Long March 2F rocket.
YouTube was fined $170 million for collecting data on child users.
A 400-year-old shipwreck was discovered just 15 miles off the coast of Portugal.
Amazon became the second company in the world to be worth over $1 trillion.
Mother Teresa was declared a saint by Pope Francis during a ceremony at the Vatican.
Google was founded.
International TV game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' was shown for the first time in the UK, with Chris Tarrant as the host.
The second largest cash robbery in US history was committed.
The fantasy TV series 'Xena: Warrior Princess' premiered on NBC in the US.
Arkansas' Governor used the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering school.
Beatrix Potter wrote her first story of Peter Rabbit in the form of a letter for Noel Moore.
Inventor George Eastman patented camera shutters and trademarked the name 'Kodak.'
The first cafeteria in the US opened in New York City.
The first power plant in the US, 'Pearl Street Station,' in Manhattan, New York, started generating electricity.
The first complete English Bible translation was published.
Peter III of Aragon became the King of Sicily.
