George R. R. Martin published his novel, “Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire.”
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The Petronas Towers opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The US won gold in the first-ever women's soccer at the Olympics.
Astronauts on Apollo 15 discovered a rock that could date back to the birth of the moon.
British scientist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen by removing it from the air.
Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda crashed in the German Grand Prix and was hospitalized with near-fatal burns.
