Rihanna’s single “Umbrella” was released.
It featured Jay-Z and spent seven weeks as #1 on Billboard’s Top 100.
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Europe's longest bridge officially opened in Lisbon, Portugal.
NASA's Mariner 10 became the first spacecraft to reach Mercury.
US President Herbert Hoover installed the White House's first telephone.
Queen Victoria opened the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Ireland became the first in the world to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants, and workplaces.
