US President Gerald Ford officially pardoned Richard Nixon for any crimes he committed as President.
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Yellowstone National Park closed for the first time in US history due to ongoing fires.
The Oprah Winfrey Show aired for the first time.
Space probe Osiris-Rex by NASA was launched to collect rock samples from the Bennu asteroid.
A 34-year-old grandmother gave birth to four male quintuplets in Venezuela.
'Star Trek: The Original Series' aired for the first time on NBC-TV.