The US won gold in the first-ever women’s soccer at the Olympics.
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MTV launched, broadcasting its first music video at 12:01 am.
While sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, Christopher Columbus discovered Venezuela, which he called 'Isla Santa.'
Astronauts on Apollo 15 discovered a rock that could date back to the birth of the moon.
Kenyan cancer survivors protested in Nairobi.
The Swedish crown jewels were stolen from a cathedral in broad daylight.
