Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB’s first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
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The US won gold in the first-ever women's soccer at the Olympics.
The Swedish crown jewels were stolen from a cathedral in broad daylight.
The Petronas Towers opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Astronauts on Apollo 15 discovered a rock that could date back to the birth of the moon.
Kenyan cancer survivors protested in Nairobi.
