After a 15-month-long journey from earth, NASA’s Magellan went into orbit around Venus and began to map the planet.
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Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Monsanto became liable to pay out $289 million in damages to a groundsman who got terminal cancer from its 'Roundup' weed killer.
A group invaded the Tuileries Palace, where Louis XVI stayed during the French revolution.
