Mexican singer Thalia the “Queen of Latin Pop,” was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
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The final episode of Monty Python aired, which disbanded due to one member who lost interest and another who struggled with alcoholism.
Malta became the first European country to ban gay conversion therapy.
Ukraine elected its first President since the nation gained its independence from the Soviet Union.
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.
The World Health Organization announced that 142,000 people died of measles around the world in 2018, nearly 20,000 more than in 2017.