George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.
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An international research team published their discovery of 1,500 new viruses that were in invertebrates in Australia and China.
Taylor Swift won six awards at the American Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and Artist of the Decade.
D.B. Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 and extorted a ransom of $200,000 before parachuting out of the plane with the money and was never seen again.
From this day until February 10, 1435, London's Thames river completely froze.
Psy's 'Gangnam Style' music video became the most viewed video on YouTube, passing 800 million views.
