John D. Rockefeller created Standard Oil Company in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Pope Fabian succeeded Anterus and became the twentieth pope of Rome.
The UK's Prince Harry published Spare, his tell-all memoir on his upbringing with the Royal Family.
The Soviet Union's Soyuz 17 was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome atop a Soyuz rocket.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' net worth reached $106 billion.
The Sopranos, the hit American crime drama, debuted on HBO.