A group invaded the Tuileries Palace, where Louis XVI stayed during the French revolution.
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The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.
Ecuador declared independence from Spain.
Portuguese explorer Diogo Dias became the first European to set foot on Madagascar.
Monsanto became liable to pay out $289 million in damages to a groundsman who got terminal cancer from its 'Roundup' weed killer.
Two rival driverless taxi companies were given approval to operate 24/7 in San Francisco, California.