A group invaded the Tuileries Palace, where Louis XVI stayed during the French revolution.
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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.
After a 15-month-long journey from earth, NASA's Magellan went into orbit around Venus and began to map the planet.
Ecuador declared independence from Spain.
Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
