The cornerstone of the White House was laid, marking the first day of construction.
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Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy.
Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard in a record-breaking $69 billion takeover.
The American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan posthumously won a Nobel prize in literature.
A painting called 'Abstraktes' by Gerhard Richter sold for a record $34 million.
Margaret Symons became the first woman to speak in British Parliament.
