Verizon bought Yahoo for $4.8 billion in cash.
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Maximilian II became emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson's attempt to conquest Tenerife, Spain, failed.
Italian Fascist Prime Minister Benito Mussolini was removed from office.
An asteroid, dubbed 'City Killer,' came closer to Earth than the moon and was almost undetected.
Wikileaks published classified information about the war in Afghanistan.
