2016
Blizzard released its first shooter game, Overwatch, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
This team-based multiplayer first-person shooter was a huge sidestep from any games previously released by Blizzard, such as Diablo, Warcraft, or Starcraft. Overwatch reused many elements from a Blizzard game dubbed “Titan”, which was canceled in 2014.
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2010
The final episode of LOST aired.
It was simultaneously screened in the US, UK, and six other countries. This was done to avoid spoilers and illegal internet downloads.
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1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the second in the film series, directed by Steven Spielberg, was released in the US.
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1981
Wilfred Benítez became the youngest 3-division world champion in history at age 22 after knocking out Maurice Hope in 12 rounds.
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1980
At the 33rd Cannes Film Festival, “All That Jazz” and “Kagemusha” were jointly awarded the Palme d’Or award.
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1970
A fire broke out in the Britannia Bridge in North Wales.
The fire was started after some boys playing, who accidentally dropped a burning torch. Despite the efforts of the fire brigades, the lack of sufficient water supply made it difficult to control the fire.
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1962
Twelve doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston performed the first successful reattachment of a human limb – it was the severed arm of a boy.
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1958
The first satellite launched by the US, the Explorer 1, stopped transmitting data.
After its batteries died, transmissions stopped, but the Explorer 1 stayed in orbit for over 12 years. It re-entered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean on March 31, 1970, after more than 58,000 orbits.
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1934
Police killed Bonnie and Clyde.
After studying the gang’s movements, police set up a trap for Bonnie and Clyde, which ended up being successful. The police emptied their guns on a car with the duo inside, shooting about 130 rounds.
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1922
Walt Disney incorporated his first film company called Laugh-O-Gram Studio.
It went bankrupt after two years.
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1788
South Carolina became the 8th state to join the United States of America.
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1785
Benjamin Franklin announced his invention of bifocal eyeglasses.
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1533
Henry VIII declared his marriage to Catherine of Aragon officially null and void, despite Pope Clement VII’s refusal to allow it.
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1430
Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundian Faction at the siege of Compiègne.
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