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.
Canon Inc. was established in Tokyo, Japan.
The Paluweh volcano in Indonesia erupted and claimed six lives.
Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.
