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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 |
07/14 Storming of the Bastille by the citizens of Paris, 1789 |
07/14 Storming of the Bastille by the citizens of Paris, 1789 |
07/15 First item sold via Amazon.com |
07/15 First item sold via Amazon.com, 1995 |
07/16 End of the civil war in Rwanda, 1994 |
07/16 End of the civil war in Rwanda, 1994 |
07/17 Disneyland opens, 1955 |
07/17 Disneyland opens, 1955 |
07/18 "Mein Kampf" is published, 1925 |
07/18 "Mein Kampf" is published, 1925 |
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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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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 |
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09/02 Great Britain adopts Gregorian Calendar, 1752 |
09/02 Great Britain adopts Gregorian Calendar, 1752 |
09/02 Japan signs unconditional surrender on US battleship `Missouri', 1945 |
09/02 Japan signs unconditional surrender on US battleship `Missouri', 1945 |
09/03 Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic in San Marino |
09/03 Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic in San Marino |
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09/04 Napoleon III is deposed and the Third Republic is declared, 1870 |
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09/05 St. Gotthard Tunnel opens in Switzerland, 1980 |
09/06 149 Pilgrims set forth from England aboard the Mayflower, 1620 |
09/06 149 Pilgrims set forth from England aboard the Mayflower, 1620 |
09/06 Somhlolo in Swaziland |
09/06 Somhlolo in Swaziland |
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09/07 Brazil declares its independence from Portugal, 1822 |
09/08 Jack the Ripper kills again, Annie Chapman is second victim, 1888 |
09/08 Jack the Ripper kills again, Annie Chapman is second victim, 1888 |
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09/09 John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph, 1839 |
09/10 Mountain Meadows Massacre. Mormons kill Gentile wagon train, 1857 |
09/10 Mountain Meadows Massacre. Mormons kill Gentile wagon train, 1857 |
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09/11 World Wide Fund (WWF) founded, 1961 |
09/12 German paratroopers rescue Mussolini from captivity in Rome, 1943 |
09/12 German paratroopers rescue Mussolini from captivity in Rome, 1943 |
09/12 Germany annexes Sudetenland, 1938 |
09/12 Germany annexes Sudetenland, 1938 |
09/13 136.4 F at el Azizia, Libya, 1922 |
09/13 136.4 F at el Azizia, Libya, 1922 |
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09/13 Building of Hadrian's Wall begun, 122 |
09/13 Building of Hadrian's Wall begun, 122 |
09/13 Chiang Kai-Shek becomes president of China, 1943 |
09/13 Chiang Kai-Shek becomes president of China, 1943 |
09/14 The Selective Service Act establishes the first peacetime draft, 1940 |
09/14 The Selective Service Act establishes the first peacetime draft, 1940 |
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09/15 The Nazi's adopt a new national flag with the swastika, 1935 |
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09/16 General Motors is founded, 1908 |
09/17 Joshua A. Norton proclaims himself 'Emperor Norton I', 1859 |
09/17 Joshua A. Norton proclaims himself 'Emperor Norton I', 1859 |
09/17 Battle of Antietam, 1862 |
09/17 Battle of Antietam, 1862 |
09/18 Victory of Uprona in Burundi |
09/18 Victory of Uprona in Burundi |
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09/19 Walt Disney releases Steamboat Willie, 1928 |
09/20 Magellan leaves Spain on the first Round the World passage, 1519 |
09/20 Magellan leaves Spain on the first Round the World passage, 1519 |
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09/21 J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published, 1937 |
09/22 Allied forces form the independent nation West Germany, 1953 |
09/22 Allied forces form the independent nation West Germany, 1953 |
09/22 The first Soviet atomic bomb explodes, 1949 |
09/22 The first Soviet atomic bomb explodes, 1949 |
09/23 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law, 1972 |
09/23 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law, 1972 |
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09/24 The Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to England, 1664 |
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09/25 Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Viking era, 1066 |
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09/26 Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic, 1973 |
09/27 The first passenger was hauled in a locomotive in England, 1825 |
09/27 The first passenger was hauled in a locomotive in England, 1825 |
09/28 "Pilgrim's Progress" published, 1678 |
09/28 "Pilgrim's Progress" published, 1678 |
09/28 A Greek soldier runs 26+ miles after the Persian defeat at Marathon, |
09/28 A Greek soldier runs 26+ miles after the Persian defeat at Marathon, |