A Jellyfish was discovered and became the first-known animal that sleeps and doesn’t have a brain.
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The Great Fire of New York ended.
After 14 years in space, NASA's Galileo spacecraft was intentionally destroyed in Jupiter's atmosphere.
Rockband Green Day released their seventh album, 'American Idiot.'
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch stepped down as the chair of Fox and News Corp at the age of 92, choosing to pass the reins to his son, Lachlan.
The Netflix limited series about the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was released.