15 of the most-watched events in history

It’s no coincidence that the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony occurred on August 8, 2008 (8/8/08), as the number 8 is considered the luckiest of numbers in China. On that particular day, 15,000 performers put on an incredible performance. In addition to appearing to be walking on a cloud while lighting the torch, the Chinese also made the clouds outside the Beijing National Stadium disappear. They literally changed the weather, so there was no rain throughout the event.