Former British prime minister Tony Blair won the leadership election for the British Labour Party.
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The Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was set on fire by Herostratus.
The estimated magnitude 8.0 earthquake caused the island of Crete to rise 30 feet (9 meters) above sea level.
US President Joe Biden withdrew from his re-election campaign and endorsed Kamala Harris as his preferred successor.
American forces landed on Guam during WWII, which started the Second Battle of Guam.
The Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica recorded the world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location.
