The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.
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Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
In Tanzania, people attempted to siphon petrol from an overturned fuel tanker which exploded.
A century-old fruit cake was discovered in Antarctica that was ''almost edible.”
Portuguese explorer Diogo Dias became the first European to set foot on Madagascar.
The Paluweh volcano in Indonesia erupted and claimed six lives.
