The US record industry reported that for the first time since 1987, sales of vinyl records exceeded CD sales.
Gabriella Gerhardt set a Guinness World Record for the largest four-leaf clover collection, with a total of 118,791 clovers.
Legendary rock singer Ozzy Osbourne announced his retirement from touring.
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the Moon, married Anca Faur on his 93rd birthday.
The UK's Prince Harry published Spare, his tell-all memoir on his upbringing with the Royal Family.
Brian May, Queen's guitarist, was knighted by King Charles III.
Argentina managed to snatch victory away from France at the last second in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final.
Trevor Noah hosted his final episode of the late-night talk and satirical news television program 'The Daily Show.'
James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of the Water premiered in London.
OpenAI launched ChatGPT as a prototype.
FIFA World Cup 2022 kicked off in Qatar.
Facebook's parent company, Meta, laid off 11,000 employees amid a weak advertising market.
NASA announced that 16 researchers would be a part of a nine-month study on unidentified aerial phenomena or UFOs.
The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Netflix limited series about the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was released.
The 'Game of Thrones' prequel 'House of the Dragon' premiered on HBO.
Child actress Jennette McCurdy released her book 'I'm Glad My Mom Died.'
Volkswagen launched the Flying Tiger, its first working prototype flying car.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer was finally retired after twenty-six years.
A massive dust storm struck Kuwait, which caused several flights in and out of the country to be canceled and rescheduled.
An armed man attacked Comedian Dave Chappelle while performing at LA's Hollywood Bowl arena.
Elon Musk bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter, amounting to $2.9 billion.
During the Oscar's ceremony, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock following a joke directed towards Will's wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Dolly Parton attempted to refuse a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination.
The Batman, featuring lead actor Robert Pattinson, hit the box office in 4,217 locations in North America.
USA's men's hockey team beat Canada's for the first time in 12 years.
Tesla recalled 54,000 of their Model S Sedans, Model 3 Sedans, Model Y SUVs, and X SUVs due to a software malfunction on their 'Full Self Driving' feature.
Microsoft announced its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.
The 79th Annual Golden Globes awards occurred privately, and results were shared on the Golden Globes social media.
Blackberry phones officially ended their service after a year-long transition to a software-based business model.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' premiered in Los Angeles. It starred Tom Holland, Toby Maguire, and Andrew Garfield.
Paul Rudd was named People Magazine's 2021 Sexiest Man Alive.
A pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships broke the record for the highest-selling sneakers at auction.
Alec Baldwin accidentally used a live firearm during a movie rehearsal, during which he shot and killed a cinematographer.
A Russian actress and a film director were launched into space to create the world's first film in orbit.
Two wild boars attacked Shakira in Barcelona while she was in a park, during which they took her bag of personal items.
Dennis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
Legendary soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men's record for the most international goals.
Nicki Minaj's Super Freaky Girl debuted at number one on Billboard's Hot 100.
Supergiant Games released their most ambitious game to date, Hades, on PC, Switch, and macOS.
Argentinian soccer legend Lionel Messi officially announced his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.
Platform diver Tom Daley won his first Olympic gold medal in men's synchronized diving, 13 years after his first Olympic games.
The world's fastest train, a maglev bullet train with speeds of 373 mph (600 km/h), debuted in China.
Carl Nassib became the first openly-gay NFL player to play a regular-season game.
Amazon announced the acquisition of film studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer for $8.45 billion.
Italy won the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with Måneskin's 'Zitti e buoni.'
A Texas resident narrowly avoided a felony after forgetting to return a VHS rental tape after 22 years.
Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria apologized for voicing Apu for 30 years.
Beyoncé won her 28th Grammy Award, breaking the world record for most Grammys won by an artist.
Five minutes after take-off, Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashed north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 passengers.
