A record 112 foot (34 meters) sea wave was recorded during a storm in the Pacific Ocean.
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The colony of Victoria, Australia, was hit by the Black Thursday bushfires, burning 19,000 square miles.
Astronaut Alan Shepard was the first to hit a golf ball on the Moon.
The United States had its first official COVID-19 related death.
Queen Elizabeth II took to the throne after the death of King George VI.
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched the world's most powerful rocket, 'Falcon Heavy.'