American singer Selena Gomez released her second full-length studio album “Revival.”
2012
14-year-old girls-rights activist Malala Yousafzai was shot three times on her way to school.
2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Athens and was met by 50,000 protestors.
2006
Google announced that it had acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion.
1992
A fragment of a meteorite landed in Peekskill, New York, US, and smashed a 1980 Chevrolet Malibu.
1990
One thousand radio stations from over 100 countries around the world simultaneously broadcast John Lennon's 'Imagine' in honor of what would have been his 50th birthday.
1987
Bruce Springsteen released his album 'Tunnel of Love.'
1986
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical 'Phantom of the Opera' was premiered in London with stars Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman.
1968
A 2,000-strong student protest against police brutality broke out in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1936
Hoover Dam began producing electricity and transmitting it to Los Angeles, California.
1834
The Dublin and Kingstown Railway officially opened.
1708
Peter the Great of Russia defeated Sweden at the battle of Lesnaya.
1665
British Parliament met at the University of Oxford rather than the Palace of Westminster during the Great Plague of London.
1446
The South Korean alphabet, called 'Hangul,' was published.
