Canon Inc. was established in Tokyo, Japan.
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The 14th IAAF World Championships opened in Moscow, Russia.
Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Floods swept through India, killing over two hundred people and displacing one million.
Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.
