Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly swim in a record 50:58 at the Beijing Olympic finals.
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The first issue of Sports Illustrated magazine is published.
Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
Georgian heavyweight-lifting champion Lasha Talakhadze smashed a world record by lifting an incredible 473 kg.
Julian Assange, who founded WikiLeaks, was given political asylum by Ecuador.
The Junkers Ju 287, the first jet with forward-swept wings, made its first flight.
