A gasoline-powered car was tested in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time in the US.
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An African American man, Keith Lamont Scott, was shot dead by police on Old Concord Road, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 was released for the PlayStation.
Maryland passed its first anti-amalgamation law.
Spanish navigator Ferdinand Magellan and crew set off aboard the Victoria on their adventure around the globe.
South Ossetia declared its independence from Georgia.
