The Paluweh volcano in Indonesia erupted and claimed six lives.
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Two rival driverless taxi companies were given approval to operate 24/7 in San Francisco, California.
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.
Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
