Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.
Portuguese explorer Diogo Dias became the first European to set foot on Madagascar.
Floods swept through India, killing over two hundred people and displacing one million.
Ecuador declared independence from Spain.
