115,000-year-old human bones found in Poland turned out to be from a Neanderthal child who was eaten by a giant bird.
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A painting called 'Abstraktes' by Gerhard Richter sold for a record $34 million.
Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard in a record-breaking $69 billion takeover.
The Safety Hood, which would later become the gas mask, was patented by Garrett Morgan.
The cornerstone of the White House was laid, marking the first day of construction.
The American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan posthumously won a Nobel prize in literature.