Britain and France defeated Russia during the Battle of Alma, which was the first battle of the Crimean War.
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The US military policy 'don't ask, don't tell' came to an end.
A gasoline-powered car was tested in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time in the US.
The first Whole Foods store opened in Austin, Texas, US.
South Ossetia declared its independence from Georgia.
An African American man, Keith Lamont Scott, was shot dead by police on Old Concord Road, Charlotte, North Carolina.
