The world’s fastest train, a maglev bullet train with speeds of 373 mph (600 km/h), debuted in China.
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The Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica recorded the world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location.
NASA's space shuttle program finally came to a close when mission STS-135 landed.
Marvel's superhero movie 'Guardians of the Galaxy' premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, US.
The Provisional IRA detonated twenty-two bombs in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair won the leadership election for the British Labour Party.
