The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
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The 87th Tour de France came to an end with the winner losing his title.
Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
Italian Artist Caravaggio signed his first commission contract to paint the Contarelli Chapel in the French church in Rome.
Pete Everest became the fastest man in the world.
Benjamin Franklin sailed from England back to the US to work for a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia.