2020
David Attenborough breaks Jennifer Aniston’s record as the fastest person to reach 1 million followers on Instagram.
Sir David Attenborough has broken Jennifer Anniston’s record for the fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram. The 94-year-old British broadcaster and environmentalist hit the seven-figure follower mark in four hours and 44 minutes after joining the platform on Thursday, according to Guinness World Records.
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2017
Large pieces of plastic polystyrene were found in the middle of the Arctic Ocean.
Many were confused about how the debris had ended up 1,000 miles away from the North Pole.
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2014
The Indian Space Research Organization’s Mars Orbiter Mission probe reached Mars’ orbit after 298 days.
This event was even more extraordinary as it was not just the first time an Asian nation’s spacecraft reached Mars’ orbit but the first time any space agency reached Mars’ orbit on its first attempt.
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2012
China banned all literature from Japan or by Japanese authors.
An anti-Japanese campaign began in China following the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands dispute between the two countries, which Japan stole back in 1931. Anything produced in Japan was boycotted, and shops began not to stock Japanese goods.
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2010
The American biographical drama movie “The Social Network” was released at the New York Film Festival.
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2007
The American Sitcom, “The Big Bang Theory”, premiered on CBS.
The show lasted for 12 seasons, and because of its success, stars such as Jim Parsons and Kunal Nayyar became some of the most well-paid actors in the world.
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1991
American rock band “Nirvana” released their second album called Nevermind.
The album features two of the band’s most famous songs, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Come as You Are.”
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1984
Paul McCartney released his song “No More Lonely Nights.”
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1976
Theatrical “Oh! Calcutta!” opened at the Edison Theatre in New York City.
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1952
KFC opened its first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah, US.
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1950
Almost 50,000 Jews were transported to Israel, known as Operation Magic Carpet.
Operation Magic Carpet was part of a relocation scheme from Yemen. Yemenite Jews had more accessible access to Israel when most of Yemen became part of the Ottoman Empire, so relocation began.
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1841
The Sultan of Brunei rewarded British adventurer James Brooke by granting him control of Sarawak.
Sarawak is located in the northwestern part of the island of Borneo. Brooke was given this land for helping to put an end to a civil war.
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1789
The United States Congress passed the Judiciary Act.
This act created the office of the Attorney General and the federal judiciary system and ordered the composition of the Supreme Court.
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1493
Explorer Christopher Columbus set sail on his second voyage with a larger fleet of 17 ships.
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