2018
A shooting took place at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, California.
The shooter, Nasim Najafi Aghdam, opened fire with a 9mm semi-automatic pistol. Aghdam wounded three people before killing herself.
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2016
11.5 million private documents were leaked and became known as The Panama Papers.
The papers detailed transactions and money laundering activities of many of the world’s rich and powerful. They show them committing crimes such as tax evasion, fraud, and circumventing international sanctions.
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2011
The Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer formed.
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2007
Guitarist Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones denied he said he snorted his late father’s ashes.
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1996
Ted Kaczynski, The Unabomber, was caught and arrested.
The Unabomber sent mail bombs to universities, airlines, and others over a 17-year period, killing three and injuring nearly two dozen people.
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1926
Robert Goddard launched his second liquid-fueled rocket.
It flew for a total of 4.2 seconds, reaching an altitude of 49 feet (15 meters).
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1908
Frank Gotch won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship after a 2-hour match.
Gotch retained his position as champion for the next five years.
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1882
Robert Ford killed American outlaw Jesse James in St Joseph, Missouri.
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1860
The mail delivery system known as the Pony Express started.
Its route was 1,800 miles (2,897 km) long and went between St Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
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1776
President George Washington received an honorary law degree from Harvard College.
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1721
Robert Walpole gained the title of first Prime Minister of Britain.
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1043
Edward the Confessor was crowned the new King of England in Winchester, England.
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