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.
Astronauts on Apollo 15 discovered a rock that could date back to the birth of the moon.
Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry.
While sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, Christopher Columbus discovered Venezuela, which he called 'Isla Santa.'
