Seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, admitted doping during all wins on Oprah Winfrey.
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The construction for the San Agustin Church in Manila was officially completed.
Richard Crosbie became the first Irish man to fly a hot air balloon in Ireland.
The state of Georgia seceded from the United States of America.
Thomas Edison's first overhead electric lighting system began service in Roselle, New Jersey.
Miami, Florida, received snow for the first and last time ever.
