Paul Rudd was named People Magazine’s 2021 Sexiest Man Alive.
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Beyoncé received her 99th Grammy nomination, becoming the most nominated artist in Grammy history.
Theodore Roosevelt became the first US president to visit another country while in office, visiting Puerto Rico and Panama.
The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to reach Venus.
The Stockholm Bloodbath came to an end when the final executions took place.
The Mayflower, filled with Puritan Pilgrims, spotted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.