2020
One hundred million people were placed in lockdown in Wuhan, China, amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
All forms of transport in and out of the city were suspended from 10:00 local time.
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2018
Netflix passed the $100 billion milestone.
This made the digital media and entertainment company the world’s largest.
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2014
NASA revealed water vapor had been discovered on dwarf planet Ceres.
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1976
A record $20 to $50 million worth of gold bars were stolen in a bank robbery in Beirut, Lebanon.
Today the loot is valued at around three times more than what it was worth in 1976.
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1964
The world’s largest cheese weighing 34,591 lbs (15,723 kg) was manufactured.
The cheese used 170,000 quarts of milk extracted from 16,000 cows. It was made in Wisconsin and later displayed at the New York World Fair.
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1934
Lady Macbeth by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed for the first time in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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1924
Ramsay MacDonald became the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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1905
Russian soldiers attack unarmed demonstrators on this day that would later be known as “Bloody Sunday.”
There were up to 50,000 protestors and 10,000 soldiers. The events of that day resulted in up to 234 deaths, 800 casualties, and 6,831 arrests.
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1901
After the death of Queen Victoria, Britain moved their postage stamps to the King Edward VII series.
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1842
Charles Dickens and his wife arrived in Boston, US, from Liverpool, UK.
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1528
England and France declared war on Austria’s Emperor, Charles V.
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1506
A contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrived in the Vatican for the very first time.
The Swiss Guard’s origins lie with Pope Julius II, who requested Switzerland provide the pope with a constant retinue of 200 Swiss mercenaries. Since then, the Swiss Guard has (except for a few brief periods) defended the Vatican.
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