A painting called “Abstraktes” by Gerhard Richter sold for a record $34 million.
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Nero began his reign as Roman Emperor at the age of 16, as his predecessor Claudius died from suspicious circumstances.
James Wallace Black took the USA's first aerial photo in Boston from a hot air balloon.
The American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan posthumously won a Nobel prize in literature.
The US government began its trade embargo against Cuba.
Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard in a record-breaking $69 billion takeover.
