Germany declared war on France and sent its first wave of troops to Belgium to start the attack.
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The Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.
NASA's Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The American Dental Association was founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
Rapper Kidd Creole stabbed a homeless man to death in New York City and was arrested.
Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
