2020
“I actually believe they’re going to be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation,” warns Dr. Robert Redfield, head of US CDC about the months ahead with COVID-19.
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2020
AT&T Inc’s Warner Bros studio announces all its 2021 movies will stream online the same day they appear in theatres because of the pandemic.
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2019
The 70th anniversary of NATO was marked by a gathering in London of world leaders, followed by a reception by Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
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2019
Spotify announced Drake as the most-streamed star of the 2010s with 28 billion streams, and Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” as the most-streamed track with 2.4 billion streams.
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2018
The 7-year old Ryan of “Ryan Toysreview” was announced as the year’s highest-paid YouTube star earning $22 million.
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2017
The first pizza party was held in space.
Held by the International Space Station astronauts, the event was spurred by an Italian astronaut who mentioned that he missed pizza. So NASA sent up the ingredients, and history was made!
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2001
HAL Laboratory’s Super Smash Bros. Melee was released by Nintendo for the GameCube.
While the first title in the series was already pretty popular, Super Smash Bros. Melee knocked it right out of the park. It sold more copies than any other GameCube game ever made.
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1999
NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.
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1994
The original PlayStation was launched in Japan.
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1989
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declared an end to the Cold War.
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1967
Seven armed men attempted to assassinate Bob Marley while he was on break from rehearsal.
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1926
Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared for 11 days.
On this day, Agatha Christie drove off from her home and went missing for 11 days. Authorities found her car, but not Christie. She was later found at a hotel, where she herself had no memory of the days prior.
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1910
Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.
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1854
State troopers in Victoria, Australia, killed more than 30 gold miners at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.
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1818
Illinois became the 21st state to join the United States of America.
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1775
The Grand Union Flag flew for the first time with the commissioning of the USS Alfred.
The Grand Union Flag was the first national flag of the United States of America and made its debut aboard the USS Alfred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This flag was in use until 1977, when the first flags with thirteen stars were introduced.
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