Forty-three people were killed in the Detroit Riots, one of the worst riots in US history.
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The 87th Tour de France came to an end with the winner losing his title.
The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
The Chinese Communist Party was founded in Shanghai.
Italian Artist Caravaggio signed his first commission contract to paint the Contarelli Chapel in the French church in Rome.
NASA announced they had found 'Earth's bigger, older cousin.'