Forty-three people were killed in the Detroit Riots, one of the worst riots in US history.
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The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
Italian Artist Caravaggio signed his first commission contract to paint the Contarelli Chapel in the French church in Rome.
NASA announced they had found 'Earth's bigger, older cousin.'
The Chinese Communist Party was founded in Shanghai.
Pete Everest became the fastest man in the world.