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.
Sir Cecil Herbert Edward Chubb became the last private owner of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England.
Actor George Clooney crashed on a motorcycle.
Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom.
The survival movie 'Into the Wild,' starring Emile Hirsch, premiered at the Rome Film Festival.
