The Paluweh volcano in Indonesia erupted and claimed six lives.
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A group invaded the Tuileries Palace, where Louis XVI stayed during the French revolution.
The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.
Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.
Two rival driverless taxi companies were given approval to operate 24/7 in San Francisco, California.
After a 15-month-long journey from earth, NASA's Magellan went into orbit around Venus and began to map the planet.
