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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Ecuador declared independence from Spain.
Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.
The Paluweh volcano in Indonesia erupted and claimed six lives.
A century-old fruit cake was discovered in Antarctica that was ''almost edible.”
In Tanzania, people attempted to siphon petrol from an overturned fuel tanker which exploded.
