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East London sewers were blocked by an 829-foot (253 meters), 260,000 lb (23 ton) giant fatberg.
The category 5 hurricane Irma began dissipating, but the disaster left millions without electricity in Florida and Georgia.
The tomb of a goldsmith family dating back 3,500 years was discovered near Luxor, Egypt.
Hurricane Irma hit the Atlantic Basin area of the United States.
Peggy Whitson set a NASA record for spending the most cumulative days living and working in space at 665 days.
The late author Terry Pratchett's unfinished novels were destroyed by a steamroller, as it was his last dying wish.
Matt Vogel became the new voice for Kermit the Frog.
Hundreds of thousands of people marched peacefully through the streets of Barcelona due to a terrorist attack.
A Massachusetts lottery player, Mavis Wanczyk, won a staggering $758.7 million, claiming the largest lottery win in the US.
Instant divorce was banned in India, which became a giant leap forward for women's rights in the country.
The USS Indianapolis warship, which sank during World War II, was discovered in the Pacific Ocean 3.4 miles below the surface.
Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a van into pedestrians on La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain, killing 14 people and injuring at least 130 others.
Mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown claimed the lives of 1,141 people and left 3,00 without homes.
SpaceX successfully launched a Dragon spacecraft carrying the first supercomputer to space.
The 'Unite the Right' gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, became violent after a car smashed into protesters.
A century-old fruit cake was discovered in Antarctica that was 'almost edible.'
An inflatable chicken that resembled US President Donald Trump was placed outside the US White House as part of a political protest.
Camila Cabello released her hit single 'Havana.'
Rapper Kidd Creole stabbed a homeless man to death in New York City and was arrested.
Hackers stole sensitive 'Game of Thrones' files from HBO.
President Donald Trump banned transgender persons from joining the US military.
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington committed suicide aged 41.
North Korea tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Colombia's militant group FARC agreed to lay down their weapons after 52 years of guerilla warfare.
The World Health Organization estimated that Yemen had over 200,000 cases of cholera.
The Women's International Soccer team played at a world record altitude of 18,999 ft at Kilimanjaro.
A large landslide triggered a Tsunami in Nuugaatsiaq, Greenland, damaging several villages.
Montenegro became the 29th country to join NATO.
Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins, premiered in Los Angeles. It was the first superhero film directed by a woman.
Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
US Geological Survey issued a statement revealing that 39 Montana glaciers have reduced in size from 39 to 85 percent in the last 50 years.
Apple became the first company to achieve worth more than $800 billion.
The first guests arrived at Fyre Festival, unaware that it was all a lie.
The Handmaid's Tale debuted on Hulu.
A total of 662 Charlie Chaplin lookalikes gathered at the Chaplin Museum in Vevey, Switzerland.
Donald Trump launched 59 missiles into Syria.
The Pink Star Diamond sold for a record USD 71 million in Hong Kong.
North Carolina repealed its controversial bathroom law that restricted transgender use.
An orbital-class rocket was successfully reused for the first time.
The world's largest dinosaur footprint was discovered.
The UK issued a new 12-sided £1 coin into circulation.
The world's largest banana split was made in Innisfail, Australia.
Four people died, and at least twenty were injured in a terrorist attack near the Houses of Parliament in London.
Nintendo released Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the first fully open-world Zelda game.
Chemical elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson were added to the Periodic Table of Elements.
Transgender people were no longer allowed to use public toilets after Obama's rule was rebuked by Donald Trump.
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered a star with seven Earth-sized planets orbiting it.
A potential new continent was discovered in the South Pacific.
After a near collision with another aircraft at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, Star Wars actor Harrison Ford was almost killed.
MP's in the UK voted in favor of triggering the European Union Bill (Article 50), which gave the government the power to prepare to leave the European Union.
