George R. R. Martin published his novel, “Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire.”
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The US won gold in the first-ever women's soccer at the Olympics.
Nintendo released 'Kirby's Dream Land' for the Game Boy in North America.
Authorities blamed climate change for an Anthrax outbreak in the Arctic Circle of Russia.
Colorado became the 38th state to join the United States of America.
Kenyan cancer survivors protested in Nairobi.