Ireland ended its ban on divorce.
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STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.
A four-day ceasefire in Gaza between HAMAS and Israeli forces began.
An international research team published their discovery of 1,500 new viruses that were in invertebrates in Australia and China.
Astronomers Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree recorded the first known observation of a transit of Venus across the sun.
Taylor Swift won six awards at the American Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and Artist of the Decade.
