The EU signed a contract to build an $11 billion satellite network to rival Elon Musk's Starlink.
A literal banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million in New York.
After nearly 80 years of business, the iconic plastic kitchenware brand Tupperware filed for bankruptcy.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch stepped down as the chair of Fox and News Corp at the age of 92, choosing to pass the reins to his son, Lachlan.
Rolling Stone magazine removed one of its co-founders, Jann Wenner, from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Hasbro announced that their Mr. Potato Head brand was changing its name to be gender inclusive.
A pair of Michael Jordan's Air Jordan sneakers sold for a record $560,000 at auction.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett dumped all his holdings in the four major US airlines.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced the single-largest point drop in history.
The New York Times published an investigation declaring Guantanamo Bay Prison as the most costly prison in the world.
Disney purchased 21st Century Fox for $71 billion.
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.
Designer Michael Kors purchased the luxury fashion brand Versace for $2.1 billion.
Amazon became the second company in the world to be worth over $1 trillion.
Monsanto became liable to pay out $289 million in damages to a groundsman who got terminal cancer from its 'Roundup' weed killer.
Musical.ly and TikTok merged, combining the users of both apps to form one community.
Cliff Richard was awarded £210,000 in damages after winning a privacy case against the BBC.
Starbucks closed over 8,000 US stores.
Netflix passed the $100 billion milestone.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' net worth reached $106 billion.
Starbucks opened its largest cafe in the world in Shanghai, at 29,000 square-feet, which is 1/2 the size of a football field.
A Massachusetts lottery player, Mavis Wanczyk, won a staggering $758.7 million, claiming the largest lottery win in the US.
The Pink Star Diamond sold for a record USD 71 million in Hong Kong.
Verizon bought Yahoo for $4.8 billion in cash.
PayPal withdrew a $3.6 million investment in North Carolina due to the state passing anti-gay legislation.
Burger King agreed to buy out the donut chain Tim Hortons for $11 billion.
Walt Disney bought out Lucasfilm Ltd for $4 billion.
A painting called 'Abstraktes' by Gerhard Richter sold for a record $34 million.
Apple Inc became the largest company in the world.
Wendy's became the world's second best-selling hamburger chain, overtaking Burger King.
Airbedandbreakfast.com was launched by its three founders, which is now known as Airbnb.
Audrey Hepburn's dress was auctioned off at a record price.
The Wikimedia Foundation Inc. was founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The dotcom bubble bursts when the NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaks at 5408.60.
Amazon opened its first Amazon Go Grocery store in Seattle, Washington.
Bill Gates steps down as CEO of Microsoft.
Jack Ma founded Alibaba Group Holding Limited.
The Euro currency was introduced and adopted by 11 Member States.
Viagra is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Michelangelo's famous painting 'Christ of the Woman of Samaria' was sold for a staggering $7.4 million.
The second largest cash robbery in US history was committed.
The name 'Euro' was officially adopted for European Currency.
President Bill Clinton lifted the Alaskan oil exports ban.
Disney bought Capital Cities, ABC, and ESPN for $19 billion.
American construction worker Rodney King received $3.8 million in compensation after suffering police brutality on March 3, 1991.
The World Trade Organization is founded.
The Dow Jones Industrial hit its third record high in one week.
Jack Ruby's gun, which was used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald, sold for $220,000 in an auction.
4 South American countries establish Mercosur.
An F5 max rating tornado smashed through Plainfield, Illinois, killing 29 people, injuring 353, and causing $165 million in damages.
