Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' single reached a new record for the longest time on the Billboard charts after spending 17 weeks at number one.
Meghan Markle became the first-ever guest editor for UK Vogue.
The UK had its hottest day on record.
An asteroid, dubbed 'City Killer,' came closer to Earth than the moon and was almost undetected.
The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
Marvel's 'Avengers: Endgame' became the most financially successful movie of all time.
Due to climate change, a deadly heatwave landed in North-East America.
Japanese whaling ships officially resumed activities after a thirty-one-year hiatus.
Donald Trump became the first US president to visit North Korea while meeting Kim Jong Un.
Babe Ruth's baseball jersey became the most expensive sports memorabilia when it sold for $5.6 million.
Toy Story 4 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in LA, California.
More than 100,000 people attended a vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Transgender became no longer classified as a mental health illness by the World Health Organization.
Simon Pagenaud of France finished the 2016 Indy 500 just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi.
Theresa May announced her resignation as British Prime Minister.
Lauv released his single 'I Like Me Better,' which earned platinum recognition in seven countries, including the USA.
The last episode of the 12 season TV sitcom 'The Big Bang Theory' aired, starring Jim Parson, Johnny Galecki, and Kaley Cuoco.
Alabama passed the Human Life Protection Act, enacting a near-total ban on abortions.
A new study was published in the journal 'Nature Geoscience,' which showed that the moon is still shrinking with recent moonquakes as it cools.
Uber became a public company, opening on the New York Stock Exchange.
Singapore passed anti-fake news laws.
The UN reported that one million plant and animal species were at risk of extinction.
Kanye West claimed that African-American slaves in the US remained slaves by choice.
Crown Prince Naruhito became the Emperor of Japan following his father's abdication.
Indonesia announced plans to move its capital city from Jakarta due to the city sinking.
HBO's Game of Thrones aired the longest battle ever to be shown on screen.
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg gave a speech in London, leading to protests across the city for four days.
Using gene therapy, eight babies suffering from ''bubble boy disease" were cured in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire, which destroyed the roof.
Aretha Franklin, who died August 16, 2018, won the Pulitzer Prize.
The world's largest plane, The Stratolaunch, had its first flight from the Mojave Desert in California.
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was removed from London's Ecuadorian Embassy by police.
The first photo of a black hole that was taken in 2017 was announced to the public.
Dutch ecologists reported that wolves were living in the Netherlands again for the first time in 140 years.
Researchers discovered that as many as 600 million birds die in the US every year after flying into skyscrapers.
Billie Eilish released her first-ever album, ''When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
The European Union Parliament declared single-use plastics were to be banned by 2021.
Michelle Obama's memoir 'Becoming' surpassed 10 million copies sold after four months of circulation.
A Dutch art investigator recovered Pablo Picasso's stolen 'Buste de Femme' painting. It had been missing for 20 years.
The first kidney transplant between two persons with HIV occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke shared her experience of fighting for her life after suffering two brain aneurysms during filming.
A woman in Bangladesh gave birth to twins one month after giving birth previously.
Researchers discovered molecules on people's skin that are early warning signs of Parkinson's disease, aided by a woman's nose.
Disney purchased 21st Century Fox for $71 billion.
1.4 million students across 125 nations participated in the School Strike for Climate.
Google employee Emma Haruka Iwao broke a world record by calculating Pi right down to 31.4 trillion digits!
Queen Elizabeth II published her first post on Instagram.
The world's smallest baby was finally released from the hospital months after being born.
US Democrat Senator Bernie Sanders announced his second attempt to run for President.
Mexican drug lord Joaquín aka 'El Chapo,' was finally brought to justice.
