2020
A gunman named Gabriel Wortman rampaged through Nova Scotia, Canada.
He carried out multiple shootings and killed 22 people. He was finally shot and killed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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2013
Two Earth-like planets in one solar system were discovered.
Astronomers found a system with a sun-like star and five orbiting planets.
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2011
After hyping the game up for years, Valve finally released Portal 2 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
The final part of Portal 2’s hype campaign allowed would-be players to unlock the game early by playing a specific set of thirteen indie games sold in a bundle on Steam on April Fool’s Day. Players worldwide came together for the cause, with their efforts leading to Portal 2 releasing ten hours ahead of schedule.
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1975
John Lennon sang “Stand by Me” at his last ever solo live performance.
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1966
NBA hired the first African American coach Bill Russell for the Boston Celtics.
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1955
Genius Albert Einstein died due to heart failure at age 76.
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1946
The inaugural meeting of the International Court of Justice was held in The Hague, Netherlands.
The International Court of Justice is one of the six key organizations under the banner of the United Nations and is used to settle disputes according to international law.
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1939
Robert Menzies, Australia’s longest-serving Prime Minister, was elected.
Menzies was elected shortly after the death of his Prime Ministerial predecessor, Joseph Lyons, as a member of the United Australia Party. Just over two years later, he lost his party’s support and subsequently resigned. However, in 1949 Menzies was re-elected as Prime Minister, heading up the Liberal-Country Coalition, and was re-elected seven more times in a row. When he finally retired in 1966, he was and most likely will be the longest-serving Prime Minister in Australia’s history.
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1912
705 survivors of the Titanic arrived in New York City on board the Cunard Liner Carpathia.
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1906
A devastating earthquake in San Francisco destroyed over 80% of the city.
The 7.9 magnitude shake occurred at 05:12 am, causing a fire to break out in the city. Over 3,000 people lost their lives to the disaster.
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1835
William Lamb became the British prime minister for the second time.
Also known as Lord Melbourne, he took the place of Robert Peel, who quit due to frustration.
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1738
The Royal Academy of History (Real Academia de la Historia) was founded in Madrid by King Philip V of Spain.
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1506
The construction of St Peter’s Basilica began in the Vatican.
The building is the largest church in the world and is known as one of the world’s most holy Catholic shrines.
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310 AD
Pope Saint Eusebius became the bishop of Rome.
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