2021
US COVID-19 death toll passes 700,000, with daily deaths averaging 1,900 a day.
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2021
Rock singer David Lee Roth announces his retirement will follow a five-concert residency in Las Vegas in January 2022.
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2019
Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack.
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2017
O. J. Simpson was released from prison.
O. J. Simpson was an NFL player and was sentenced to 33 years for armed robbery and kidnapping.
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2017
Mass murderer, Stephen Paddock, shot dead 59 people and injured 869 while firing at 22,000 concertgoers in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
Afterward, Paddock returned to his hotel room, where he shot himself.
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1990
A large explosion above the Pacific Ocean turned out to be a meteorite.
It was originally thought to be a nuclear event; however, analysis concluded that the exploding object had been a stony, 100-ton asteroid.
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1982
Sony released the world’s first CD player in Japan.
Compact Discs, or CDs, were invented through a partnership between Sony and Philips. Sony released the CDP-101 CD player in Japan earlier than the rest of the world because Philips couldn’t meet the agreed-upon launch date. Six months later, Philips released their own CD100 CD player.
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1971
Walt Disney World Resort officially opened in Florida.
The star guest of the grand opening was William, Windsor Junior.
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1968
Night of the Living Dead was released in US cinemas.
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1962
American rock band, The Beach Boys released their first album, “Surfin’ Safari.”
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1960
Nigeria, Africa, gained its independence from British rule.
This day is now celebrated every year as Nigeria’s Independence Day.
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1948
Supreme Court ruled bans on interracial marriage unconstitutional.
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1868
The first volume of “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott was published in the US.
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1273
Rudolf I became king of Germany and reigned until he died in 1291.
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959 AD
Edgar the Peaceful, noted for his peacekeeping, became King of England.
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