American swimmer Michael Phelps became the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
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A tropical cyclone hurricane hit Galveston in Texas.
Pope Leo II became the bishop of Rome.
Solymon Merrick patented the wrench tool.
Charles Reed Bishop founded First Hawaiian Bank and opened its first branch in Honolulu.
The Bank of Italy opened in San Francisco, California, and would later become Bank of America.