The Aleppo, Syria earthquake occurred and was one of the deadliest in history, killing around 230,000 Syrians.
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Australia's first university, The University of Sydney, was inaugurated.
NASA launched STS-92 to the International Space Station, which became the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
Samsung stopped producing Note 7 phones due to batteries exploding on users.
The Russian Soyuz MS-10 manned spacecraft malfunctioned during takeoff and made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
Around 200,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. streets to fight for gay and lesbian civil rights.
