The Parker Solar Probe was launched by NASA, heading for the Sun.
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Thomas Edison completed his first model of a phonograph.
Former President Jimmy Carter had a lesion removed from his liver.
Ford completed their first Model T vehicle at a Ford plant in Detroit, Michigan.
South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.
A plane stolen from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport flew for over an hour before crashing on a wooded island.
