Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB’s first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
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Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda crashed in the German Grand Prix and was hospitalized with near-fatal burns.
Nintendo released 'Kirby's Dream Land' for the Game Boy in North America.
The Swedish crown jewels were stolen from a cathedral in broad daylight.
Kenyan cancer survivors protested in Nairobi.
The Petronas Towers opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
