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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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 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in New York.
The first fraternity in the US was founded at William and Mary College: Phi Beta Kappa.
NASA successfully launched Exploration Flight Test 1 to test the Orion crew module.
The Austrian courts ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in 2019.