The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.
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Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.
Two rival driverless taxi companies were given approval to operate 24/7 in San Francisco, California.
The Paluweh volcano in Indonesia erupted and claimed six lives.
Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
Floods swept through India, killing over two hundred people and displacing one million.
