Claudius Amyand performed the first recorded appendectomy at St George’s Hospital in London.
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James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of the Water premiered in London.
Scientists discovered the most distant supermassive black hole.
Taylor Swift was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year.
Starbucks opened its largest cafe in the world in Shanghai, at 29,000 square-feet, which is 1/2 the size of a football field.
The Altamont free concert occurred.
