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2021

The stars of the sitcom “Friends” are reuniting for a special episode, 17 years after the TV series ended.

2020

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 100,000, which is equal to the number of U.S. military personnel killed in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan combined.

2018

The South Korean boy band BTS becomes the first K-pop group to top the Billboard 200 with its album “Love Yourself: Tear.”

2005

DreamWorks releases the animated film “Madagascar,” featuring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett-Smith.

1999

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicted Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo.

1995

Actor Christopher Reeve, who played “Superman,” becomes quadriplegic following a horseback riding accident.

1977

The Sex Pistols release the song “God Save the Queen,” which sparks controversy and is banned by the BBC.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau and his wife, Margaret, separate. They will divorce in 1984. The former prime minister will be granted custody of their three children.