The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.
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A century-old fruit cake was discovered in Antarctica that was ''almost edible.”
After a 15-month-long journey from earth, NASA's Magellan went into orbit around Venus and began to map the planet.
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.
Ecuador declared independence from Spain.
