Yellowstone National Park closed for the first time in US history due to ongoing fires.
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Conrad II, also known as Conrad the Elder, was crowned king of Germany in Mainz Cathedral by Archbishop Aribo.
Space probe Osiris-Rex by NASA was launched to collect rock samples from the Bennu asteroid.
The Oprah Winfrey Show aired for the first time.
'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway was published in book form after first being published in Life Magazine on September 1.
Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.
