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07/05 Bikini demonstrated for the first time, 1946 |
07/05 Bikini demonstrated for the first time, 1946 |
07/06 Lawrence of Arabia captures Aqaba, 1917 |
07/06 Lawrence of Arabia captures Aqaba, 1917 |
07/07 First radio broadcast of "Dragnet", 1949 |
07/07 First radio broadcast of "Dragnet", 1949 |
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07/08 A UFO is believed to have crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, 1947 |
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07/09 The African Union gets established, 2002 |
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07/10 Most of London gets burned down in a severe fire, 1212 |
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07/11 Mongolia gains independence from China, 1921 |
07/12 Minimum wages established: 40 cents/hour, 1933 |
07/12 Minimum wages established: 40 cents/hour, 1933 |
07/13 Women first compete in Olympic games, 1908 |
07/13 Women first compete in Olympic games, 1908 |
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07/14 Storming of the Bastille by the citizens of Paris, 1789 |
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07/15 First item sold via Amazon.com |
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07/16 End of the civil war in Rwanda, 1994 |
07/17 Disneyland opens, 1955 |
07/17 Disneyland opens, 1955 |
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07/18 "Mein Kampf" is published, 1925 |
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07/19 France declares war on Prussia, marking the beginning of the |
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Franco-Prussian war, 1870 |
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07/20 Ford Motor Company ships their car, 1903 |
07/21 Vietnam divided at 17th parallel, 1954 |
07/21 Vietnam divided at 17th parallel, 1954 |
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07/22 Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly around the world, 1933 |
07/23 Ice cream cone introduced, St. Louis MO, 1904 |
07/23 Ice cream cone introduced, St. Louis MO, 1904 |
07/24 Scopes Monkey Trial, 1925 |
07/24 Scopes Monkey Trial, 1925 |
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07/25 First test-tube baby born, 1978 |
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07/26 Potsdam Declaration signed, 1945 |
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07/27 The last Citroen 2CV made, 1990 |
07/28 Potato introduced in Europe by Sir Thomas Harriot, 1586 |
07/28 Potato introduced in Europe by Sir Thomas Harriot, 1586 |
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07/29 Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 1836 |
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07/30 Elvis Presley performes for the first time in public, 1954 |
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07/31 First U.S. patent issued, 1790 |
08/01 Lughnasa; Feast of the god Lugh, a 30 day Celtic feast centers on |
08/01 Lughnasa; Feast of the god Lugh, a 30 day Celtic feast centers on |
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08/03 Columbus sets sail for Cathay, 1492 |
08/03 Columbus sets sail for Cathay, 1492 |