2021
Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels and Justino Diaz with President Biden attending in Washington D.C.
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2021
First known Hippos tests positive for COVID-19 at Antwerp Zoo in Belgium, with staff putting Imani (14) and Hermien (41) into isolation.
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2019
The World Health Organization announced that 142,000 people died of measles around the world in 2018, nearly 20,000 more than in 2017.
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2019
Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, announced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump would be drawn up for the abuse of power.
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2018
In the Global Carbon Project, it was reported that CO2 emissions reached an all-time high (up 2.7%) driven by coal use in China and the consumption of oil.
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2017
The Austrian courts ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in 2019.
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2014
NASA successfully launched Exploration Flight Test 1 to test the Orion crew module.
The flight was completed without a crew to test the various systems aboard the module to ensure safe passage for future astronauts. The Orion spacecraft is set to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo mission at some point in the 2030s.
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2008
Former NFL star O.J. Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery.
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2006
Audrey Hepburn’s dress was auctioned off at a record price.
Hepburn’s classic little black dress from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” was auctioned for charity for $923,187. This took the world auction record for a dress made for a film.
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2003
Mexican singer Thalia the “Queen of Latin Pop,” was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
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2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in New York.
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1991
Ukraine elected its first President since the nation gained its independence from the Soviet Union.
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1974
The final episode of Monty Python aired, which disbanded due to one member who lost interest and another who struggled with alcoholism.
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1848
President James K. Polk confirmed a gold discovery.
The Gold Rush of 1849 was triggered by the US President when he confirmed the gold discovery in California during an address to Congress.
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1792
George Washington was re-elected as the US President.
President George Washington was re-elected by a unanimous vote in the Electoral College, along with John Adams being re-elected as Vice President.
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1776
The first fraternity in the US was founded at William and Mary College: Phi Beta Kappa.
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