The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 34-29 in Brazil in the first NFL game in South America.
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Princess Diana of Wales was laid to rest with 2 billion people watching her funeral on TV.
The World Surf League closed the gender pay gap by giving equal prizes to all genders.
Clarence Saunders founded the Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
Former President Barack Obama gave his nominee acceptance speech.
Stephanie Myers published New Moon, the second novel in the Twilight series.
