Malta became the first European country to ban gay conversion therapy.
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The World Health Organization announced that 142,000 people died of measles around the world in 2018, nearly 20,000 more than in 2017.
President James K. Polk confirmed a gold discovery.
Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, announced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump would be drawn up for the abuse of power.
Former NFL star O.J. Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery.
In the Global Carbon Project, it was reported that CO2 emissions reached an all-time high (up 2.7%) driven by coal use in China and the consumption of oil.
