The Washington Post called Lorde a bigot in a full-page ad after she canceled her show in Israel.
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Barbra Streisand performed her first live public concert in 20 years.
NASA successfully put two satellites designed to study the Moon's interior structure into the Moon's orbit.
Roman Emperor Commodus survived an assassination attempt.
The New Year's Eve Ball was lowered in New York Times Square for the very first time.
American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr. patented the first electric-powered bicycle.
