1905 - King Leopold II opens Antwerp Central Station in Belgium
1936 - American diver Marjorie Gestring wins the 3 m springboard gold at the Berlin Olympics, becoming the youngest Olympic gold medalist at 13 years and 268 days
1979 - "Whoopee!" closes at ANTA Theatre in New York City after 204 performances
1988 - Boston Red Sox beat Tigers 9-4 for an AL record 23rd consecutive win at home
2014 - World Health Organization (WHO) gives its 'cautious blessing' to the use of experimental drugs to treat the Ebola virus

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