Space probe Osiris-Rex by NASA was launched to collect rock samples from the Bennu asteroid.
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Yellowstone National Park closed for the first time in US history due to ongoing fires.
The Oprah Winfrey Show aired for the first time.
Kylie Minogue's signature song 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' was released.
Margaret Gorman from Washington, D.C., became the very first Miss America.
Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.
