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.
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.
HBO's Game of Thrones aired the longest battle ever to be shown on screen.
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.
Billie Eilish released her first-ever album, 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'
Michelle Obama's memoir 'Becoming' surpassed 10 million copies sold after four months of circulation.
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke shared her experience of fighting for her life after suffering two brain aneurysms during filming.
Google employee Emma Haruka Iwao broke a world record by calculating Pi right down to 31.4 trillion digits!
Li Na became the first Asian-born tennis player to be entered into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's stated their word of the year was 'justice.'
French couture house Chanel ended its use of fur and exotic skins, following suit of bans by other companies.
The 7-year old Ryan of 'Ryan Toysreview' was announced as the year's highest-paid YouTube star earning $22 million.
The computer-animated film 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' premiered in Los Angeles.
The Japanese broadcaster NHK launched the world's first super-high definition 8K television channel.
Ariana Grande released her 'Thank U Next' music video.
An American 26-year-old, John Allen Chau, was killed by natives living on the forbidden Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal.
Michelle Obama published her memoir 'Becoming.'
Nigel Richards won the World Scrabble Championships for the fourth time in a row with the word 'groutier.'
Istanbul Airport was opened by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Cesar Sayoc was arrested for sending 14 pipe bombs to prominent US Democrats.
Rockstar Games' hit Wild-West series returned with the release of Red Dead Redemption 2.
The biographic drama movie 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' about Freddie Mercury, premiered at Wembley Arena in London, UK.
A 2,400-year-old shipwreck found in the Black Sea became the world's oldest intact shipwreck ever discovered.
A remake of the American horror slasher movie 'Halloween' was released starring Jamie Curtis.
The world's longest flight took place between Singapore and Newark Airport.
Banksy's famous 'Girl With Balloon' was sold for £1 million at an auction, then the piece automatically self-destructed by running through a shredder fitted into the frame.
The Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care declared that over 250 people had died since 2011 taking selfies.
Kanye West tweeted that he had changed his name to Ye.
Designer Michael Kors purchased the luxury fashion brand Versace for $2.1 billion.
Barbados appointed Rihanna as an ambassador to the country.
The World Surf League closed the gender pay gap by giving equal prizes to all genders.
Amazon became the second company in the world to be worth over $1 trillion.
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin was laid to rest in Detroit as thousands turned up to pay tributes.
Video gamer David Katz shot two people dead, injured nine then committed suicide at an NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.
Singer Steven Tyler ordered Donald Trump to stop playing their Aerosmith songs at rallies.
TikTok star Loren Gray released her first song under Capitol Records called 'My Story.'
A plane stolen from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport flew for over an hour before crashing on a wooded island.
Hollywood's first full Asian cast movie called 'Crazy Rich Asians' was released.
Musical.ly and TikTok merged, combining the users of both apps to form one community.
In one day, Facebook lost $120 billion in value on the stock market.
France defeated Croatia 4-2 to win their second FIFA World Cup.
Sandra Oh became the first woman nominated for an Emmy for her lead role in Killing Eve.
'Mission: Impossible – Fallout' premiered in Paris, France.
Cardi B became the first female rapper to have two number 1s in the Billboard charts.
Drake's album 'Scorpion' was released.
Xi'an, China, introduced a pedestrian lane for people who walk while looking at their phones.
Donald Glover, known by his stage name Childish Gambino, released the music video for his single titled 'This Is America,' which went on to gain vast praise.
