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07/31 First U.S. patent issued, 1790 |
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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this day |
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08/02 Hitler becomes the Fuehrer of Germany, 1934 |
08/03 Columbus sets sail for Cathay, 1492 |
08/03 Columbus sets sail for Cathay, 1492 |
08/03 USS Nautilus crosses under north polar ice cap, 1958 |
08/03 USS Nautilus crosses under north polar ice cap, 1958 |
08/04 Axe murder of Andrew and Abbey Borden, 1892 |
08/04 Axe murder of Andrew and Abbey Borden, 1892 |
08/04 Bombing of N. Vietnam begins, 1964 |
08/04 Bombing of N. Vietnam begins, 1964 |
08/04 Britain declares war on Germany starting World War I, 1914 |
08/04 Britain declares war on Germany starting World War I, 1914 |
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08/05 Nelson Mandela is jailed, 1962 |
08/06 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, 1945 |
08/06 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, 1945 |
08/06 Caricom in Barbados |
08/06 Caricom in Barbados |
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08/07 Jack the Ripper makes his first kill, 1888 |
08/08 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, 1945 |
08/08 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, 1945 |
08/08 Montenegro declares war on Germany, 1914 |
08/08 Montenegro declares war on Germany, 1914 |
08/09 Persia defeats Spartan King Leonidas at Thermopylae, 480 BC |
08/09 Persia defeats Spartan King Leonidas at Thermopylae, 480 BC |
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08/10 Major terrorist plot to destroy aircrafst disrupted by |
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Scotland Yard, 2006 |
08/11 Dog days end |
08/11 Dog days end |
08/11 France Ends War in Indochina, 1954 |
08/11 France Ends War in Indochina, 1954 |
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08/12 Cleopatra commits suicide, 30BC |
08/13 Berlin wall erected, 1961 |
08/13 Berlin wall erected, 1961 |
08/13 Li'l Abner debut, 1934 |
08/13 Li'l Abner debut, 1934 |
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08/14 France introduces motor vehicle registration, 1893 |
08/15 Gandhi's movement obtains independence for Pakistan and India, 1947 |
08/15 Gandhi's movement obtains independence for Pakistan and India, 1947 |
08/16 Roller Coaster patented, 1898 |
08/16 Roller Coaster patented, 1898 |
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08/17 Indonesian Declaration of Independence, 1945 |
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08/18 Power blackout on Java, Indonesia, affects almost |
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100 million people, 2005 |
08/19 Gail Borden patents condensed milk, 1856 |
08/19 Gail Borden patents condensed milk, 1856 |
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08/20 First commercial radio station airs in Detroit, Michigan, 1920 |
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08/21 Lourvre employee steals the "Mona Lisa", 1911 |
08/22 Death of King Richard III, 1485, Last of the Plantagenets |
08/22 Death of King Richard III, 1485, Last of the Plantagenets |
08/22 Joe Walker sets X-15 all time altitude mark (67 miles), 1963 |
08/22 Joe Walker sets X-15 all time altitude mark (67 miles), 1963 |
08/22 St. Columbia reports seeing monster in Loch Ness, 565 |
08/22 St. Columbia reports seeing monster in Loch Ness, 565 |
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08/26 Women get the vote, 1920 |
08/26 Women get the vote, 1920 |
08/27 "Tarzan of the Apes" published, 1912 |
08/27 "Tarzan of the Apes" published, 1912 |
08/27 Krakatoa, Java explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons, 1883 |
08/27 Krakatoa, Java explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons, 1883 |
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08/28 Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay, 1609 |
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08/29 Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction, 1831 |
08/30 75 cents a pound tariff set on opium, 1842 |
08/30 75 cents a pound tariff set on opium, 1842 |
08/30 Japan Stationery Co. sells first felt-tipped pen, 1960 |
08/30 Japan Stationery Co. sells first felt-tipped pen, 1960 |
08/30 St. Rose of Lima in Peru |
08/30 St. Rose of Lima in Peru |