Heavy metal artist Ozzy Osbourne released his first solo album, “Blizzard of Ozz.”
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South Ossetia declared its independence from Georgia.
A gasoline-powered car was tested in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time in the US.
NASA's 50th space shuttle mission, STS-47, landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Britain and France defeated Russia during the Battle of Alma, which was the first battle of the Crimean War.
An African American man, Keith Lamont Scott, was shot dead by police on Old Concord Road, Charlotte, North Carolina.