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06/16 Henry Ford launched the Ford Motor Company, 1903 |
06/16 Henry Ford launched the Ford Motor Company, 1903 |
06/17 China explodes its first Hydrogen bomb, 1967 |
06/17 China explodes its first Hydrogen bomb, 1967 |
06/18 Winston Churchill delivers his "Finest Hour" speech, 1940 |
06/18 Winston Churchill delivers his "Finest Hour" speech, 1940 |
06/19 Lizzie Bordon acquitted, 1893 |
06/19 Lizzie Borden acquitted, 1893 |
06/19 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in Sing-Sing prison, 1953 |
06/19 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in Sing-Sing prison, 1953 |
06/20 Victoria crowned, 1837 |
06/20 Victoria crowned, 1837 |
06/21 Berlin airlift begins, 1948 |
06/21 Berlin airlift begins, 1948 |
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07/27 The last Citroen 2CV made, 1990 |
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 |
07/29 Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 1836 |
07/29 Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 1836 |
07/30 Elvis Presley performes for the first time in public, 1954 |
07/30 Elvis Presley performs for the first time in public, 1954 |
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 |
this day |
this day |
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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 |
08/10 Major terrorist plot to destroy aircrafst disrupted by |
08/10 Major terrorist plot to destroy aircraft disrupted by |
Scotland Yard, 2006 |
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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100 million people, 2005 |
100 million people, 2005 |
08/19 Gail Borden patents condensed milk, 1856 |
08/19 Gail Borden patents condensed milk, 1856 |
08/20 First commercial radio station airs in Detroit, Michigan, 1920 |
08/20 First commercial radio station airs in Detroit, Michigan, 1920 |
08/21 Lourvre employee steals the "Mona Lisa", 1911 |
08/21 Louvre 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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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 |
09/13 British defeat the French at Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, 1788 |
09/13 British defeat the French at Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, 1759 |
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 |