The Guinness World Records awarded Paul McCartney the best-selling singer-songwriter of all time.
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The EU declared that single-use plastics would be banned by 2021.
Dubbed 'Black Thursday,' the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
Someone in South Carolina won a $1.6 billion lottery jackpot, making it the biggest win in US history at the time.
A pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships broke the record for the highest-selling sneakers at auction.
The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
