2014
Pop singer-songwriter Sia released her hit single “Chandelier.”
The single reached the top 5 on record charts in 20 countries, including France, Poland, Norway, Australia & New Zealand.
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1995
The FDA approved the first chickenpox vaccine.
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1985
The “Night Stalker” serial killer, Richard Ramirez, committed his second and third murders in LA, USA.
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1973
London Bridge, designed by Lord Holford, was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II.
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1973
Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 chart.
The album spent 736 weeks on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, making it one of the most successful albums of all time.
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1969
Golda Meir became the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
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1968
The Bee Gees made their first appearance on TV, performing “Words” and “To Love Somebody” on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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1958
NASA launched the Vanguard I satellite.
It was only the second US satellite to go into Earth’s orbit, and it successfully measured the shape of our planet.
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1908
The quickest boxing match in history took place.
Tommy Burns defeated Jem Roche in just 88 seconds.
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1905
Albert Einstein wrote his first paper on the Quantum Theory of Light.
This theory would become a cornerstone of modern physics.
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1762
New York City held the world’s first St Patrick’s Day Parade.
The celebration still happens today with around 2 million spectators.
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432 AD
Saint Patrick was captured by Irish raiders from his home in Britain and taken to be a slave in Ireland.
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