Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly swim in a record 50:58 at the Beijing Olympic finals.
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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.
Over 566 wildfires swept through British Columbia in Canada, which led to a State of Emergency, and 3,000 people were evacuated.
The Junkers Ju 287, the first jet with forward-swept wings, made its first flight.
