Climate activist Greta Thunberg was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year.
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The first yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean began.
Time magazine called Susan Sontag 'one of Manhattan's brightest intellectuals' in a review of her groundbreaking essay 'Notes on Camp.'
Edward VIII officially announced his abdication.
An attack was made at the UN General Assembly in New York City.
Tiger Woods announced his indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage.
