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2021
COVID-19’s global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years
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2012
Google’s Gmail becomes the world’s most popular email service
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2007
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1997
“Titanic” directed by James Cameron, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet premieres at the Tokyo International Film Festival (Academy Awards Best Picture 1998)
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1994
Chicago Bulls retire basketball superstar Michael Jordan’s jersey #23 in a 2-hour ceremony at the United Center.
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1987
René Lévesque dies in Montreal; leader of the separatist Parti Québécois and former Premier of Quebec (1976-1985).
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1970
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1969
The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” album goes #1 in US & stays #1 for 11 weeks.
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1959
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1924
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1922
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1897
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1800
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1611
William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “Tempest” first presented
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1604
“Othello,” the tragedy by William Shakespeare, was first presented at Whitehall Palace in London.
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1512
Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public.
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