Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashed in South Korea.
Sixty-eight lives were lost, and there were a total of 48 survivors.
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Platform diver Tom Daley won his first Olympic gold medal in men's synchronized diving, 13 years after his first Olympic games.
President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act.
New York became the 11th state to join the United States of America.
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum was removed from office by a military coup.
As part of the War of the Roses in England, the Battle of Edgcote took place.