London serial killer Jack the Ripper claimed his second victim, Annie Chapman.
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A 34-year-old grandmother gave birth to four male quintuplets in Venezuela.
Queen Elizabeth II of England officially opened the Severn Bridge in South West England.
Yellowstone National Park closed for the first time in US history due to ongoing fires.
US President Gerald Ford officially pardoned Richard Nixon for any crimes he committed as President.
'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway was published in book form after first being published in Life Magazine on September 1.