Former NFL star O.J. Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery.
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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.
The Austrian courts ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in 2019.
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.
President James K. Polk confirmed a gold discovery.
NASA successfully launched Exploration Flight Test 1 to test the Orion crew module.
