The Grand Canyon becomes a national park, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album hits No. 1, a truck bomb explodes under the World Trade Center, and teenager Trayvon Martin is shot and killed, all on this day.
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1997: The Beatles take home three Grammy Awards, one less than the group had received during the entire time they were together, winning two for "Free as a Bird" and another for their "Anthology" video.