A gasoline-powered car was tested in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time in the US.
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The Siege of Jerusalem began and lasted for 12 days.
South Ossetia declared its independence from Georgia.
Maryland passed its first anti-amalgamation law.
The climate change rally led by activist Greta Thunberg saw millions of protesters worldwide standing up for urgent action.
The first Whole Foods store opened in Austin, Texas, US.
