The American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan posthumously won a Nobel prize in literature.
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Margaret Symons became the first woman to speak in British Parliament.
Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard in a record-breaking $69 billion takeover.
115,000-year-old human bones found in Poland turned out to be from a Neanderthal child who was eaten by a giant bird.
Cellular mobile phone service was made available to the American public for the first time.
Nero began his reign as Roman Emperor at the age of 16, as his predecessor Claudius died from suspicious circumstances.
