Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda crashed in the German Grand Prix and was hospitalized with near-fatal burns.
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British scientist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen by removing it from the air.
Astronauts on Apollo 15 discovered a rock that could date back to the birth of the moon.
Kenyan cancer survivors protested in Nairobi.
The Mississippi River Bridge collapsed during rush hour.
Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry.
