845 Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving
1848 Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam in the river upstream
- 1867 US Congress first approves building of Lincoln Memorial
The King and I
1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The King and I", based on the novel "Anna and the King of Siam", opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 1,246 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards; Star Yul Brynner would lead the cast of the 1956 film version, and play the role over 4,200 times
1974 Chinese farmers discover the Terracotta Army near Xi'an, 8,000 clay warrior statues buried to guard the tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang
- 1986 Records by The Beatles officially go on sale in Russia more than two decades after their release in the West
- 2004 The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants
We Belong Together
2005 "We Belong Together" single is released by Mariah Carey (Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance 2006, Billboard Song of the Year 2005)
Umbrella
2007 Rihanna releases her hit single "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z, goes to No. 1 on US Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks
- 2014 First same-sex couples marry in the UK as a result of the passing of The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
2019 American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish (17) releases her debut studio album "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
- 2022 New study of Pluto finds evidence of cryovolcanoes and ice lava from NASA's New Horizons footage 2015 [1]
Cowboy Carter
2024 Beyoncé releases her eighth studio album "Cowboy Carter", the second in a trilogy after "Renaissance" [1]
