The Bank of Italy opened in San Francisco, California, and would later become Bank of America.
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Charles Reed Bishop founded First Hawaiian Bank and opened its first branch in Honolulu.
American swimmer Michael Phelps became the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a van into pedestrians on La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain, killing 14 people and injuring at least 130 others.
A tropical cyclone hurricane hit Galveston in Texas.
Three Americans made the first successful Atlantic Ocean crossing by hot air balloon.
