Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB’s first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
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Nintendo released 'Kirby's Dream Land' for the Game Boy in North America.
The Petronas Towers opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda crashed in the German Grand Prix and was hospitalized with near-fatal burns.
Astronauts on Apollo 15 discovered a rock that could date back to the birth of the moon.
MTV launched, broadcasting its first music video at 12:01 am.
