The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.
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Floods swept through India, killing over two hundred people and displacing one million.
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
The 14th IAAF World Championships opened in Moscow, Russia.
A century-old fruit cake was discovered in Antarctica that was ''almost edible.”
