Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster’s stated their word of the year was “justice.”
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Australia recorded its hottest day ever with an average temperature of 105°F across the country.
The festival of Saturnalia was first celebrated after a temple to the Roman god Saturn was built in Rome.
Terrorists attacked Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino International Airport, leaving thirty dead.
The first issue of Vogue magazine was published.
The first sustained motorized aircraft flight took place.