After a 15-month-long journey from earth, NASA’s Magellan went into orbit around Venus and began to map the planet.
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Ecuador declared independence from Spain.
Two rival driverless taxi companies were given approval to operate 24/7 in San Francisco, California.
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
A century-old fruit cake was discovered in Antarctica that was ''almost edible.”
The 14th IAAF World Championships opened in Moscow, Russia.