Tanks were used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme, during World War I.
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Michael Stewart, a victim of police brutality, was beaten and arrested in New York.
The Invasion of the Cape Colony came to an end. The Dutch Cape Colony surrendered to the British after three months of battling.
Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. in China.
The ''Dodgers” baseball team became the first major league to bring in 3 million fans for the season.
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games opened in Sydney, Australia.
