Benjamin Franklin was awarded the Godfrey Copley Medal.
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The 101st Space Shuttle mission, STS-97, successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
Russia passed a stricter ban on 'LGBT propaganda.'
Pope Gregory XII was appointed head of the Catholic Church by a conclave of 15 cardinals in Rome.
The world's first international soccer match took place.
A rainbow in Taiwan was visible for a record-breaking 8 hours and 58 minutes.
