Climate activist Greta Thunberg was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year.
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The US FDA approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
Wall Street film directed by Oliver Stone starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen, was released.
The first yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean began.
Edward VIII officially announced his abdication.
Thirty Native Americans attacked Myles Standish and a group of eighteen settlers. This became known as the 'First Encounter.'