Germany declared war on France and sent its first wave of troops to Belgium to start the attack.
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Rapper Kidd Creole stabbed a homeless man to death in New York City and was arrested.
Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
George W. Bush renewed the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) for an additional five years.
The Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.
The American Dental Association was founded in Niagara Falls, New York.