The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 34-29 in Brazil in the first NFL game in South America.
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Stephanie Myers published New Moon, the second novel in the Twilight series.
Former President Barack Obama gave his nominee acceptance speech.
The Great Fire of London was extinguished after destroying around 70,000 homes.
'Victoria' became the world's first recorded ship to have circumnavigated the globe when it arrived back in Spain.
Swaziland gained independence from the United Kingdom.
