04 Aug 1970
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The destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. |
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04 Aug 0367
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Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus by his father and associated to the throne aged eight. |
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04 Aug 0598
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Goguryeo-Sui War: Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao Jiong), to conquer Goguryeo (Korea) during the Manchurian rainy season, with a Chinese army and navy. |
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04 Aug 1181
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Supernova seen in Cassiopia
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04 Aug 1265
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Battle at Evesham: English Prince Edward beats Simon de Montfort
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04 Aug 1265
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Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham – the army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies. |
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04 Aug 1327
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First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England. |
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04 Aug 1347
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English troops conquer Ft Calais
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04 Aug 1351
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Sea battle at Zwartewaal: Willem V beats Hoeksen and English
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04 Aug 1532
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The Duchy of Brittany is united to the Kingdom of France. |
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04 Aug 1558
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1st printing of Zohar (Jewish Kabbalah)
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04 Aug 1578
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Battle of Alcazarquivir, Moroccans defeat Portuguese, 10,000 killed
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04 Aug 1578
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Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir: The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal. |
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04 Aug 1636
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Johan Mauritius appointed Governor of Dutch Brazil
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04 Aug 1666
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Hurricane hits Guadeloupe, Martinique and St. Christopher; thousands die
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04 Aug 1666
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Sea battle between Netherlands and England
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04 Aug 1693
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Dom Perignon invents champagne
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04 Aug 1693
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Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of Champagne, although he actually did not have anything to do with sparkling wine. |
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04 Aug 1695
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French garrison of surrenders to Willem III
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04 Aug 1704
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War of Spanish Succession, English and Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar
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04 Aug 1704
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War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles. |
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04 Aug 1730
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Crown Prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England
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04 Aug 1735
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Jury acquits John Zenger (NY Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal Governor of New York (victory for Freedom of press)
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04 Aug 1753
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George Washington becomes a master mason
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04 Aug 1777
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Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus
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04 Aug 1783
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Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths. |
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04 Aug 1789
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French National Meeting ending feudal system
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04 Aug 1789
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In France members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges. |
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04 Aug 1790
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US Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service
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04 Aug 1790
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A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard). |
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04 Aug 1791
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Austria and Turkey sign Peace of Sistova
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04 Aug 1791
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The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars. |
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04 Aug 1796
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French Revolutionary Wars: Napoleon leads the French Army of Italy to victory in the Battle of Lonato. |
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04 Aug 1821
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1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969)
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04 Aug 1821
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Atkinson & Alexander publish The Saturday Evening Post for the first time as a weekly newspaper. |
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04 Aug 1824
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The Battle of Kos is fought between Turkish and Greek forces. |
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04 Aug 1830
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Plans for city of Chicago laid out
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04 Aug 1854
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The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships. |
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04 Aug 1855
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John Bartlett publishes "Familiar Quotations"
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04 Aug 1862
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US government collects its 1st income tax
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04 Aug 1863
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Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin. |
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04 Aug 1864
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Land and naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas
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04 Aug 1870
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British Red Cross Society forms
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04 Aug 1873
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American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed. |
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04 Aug 1879
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Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Aeterni Patris
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04 Aug 1886
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Colombia adopts constitution
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04 Aug 1889
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The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project. |
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04 Aug 1892
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Queen Wilhelmina and Emma open Merwede Canal between Amsterdam-Rhine
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04 Aug 1892
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Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden arrested in Fall River, Massachusetts
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04 Aug 1892
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The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. |
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04 Aug 1897
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Henry A Rucker appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia
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04 Aug 1902
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The Greenwich foot tunnel under the River Thames opens. |
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04 Aug 1903
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Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto of Venice elected Pope Pius X
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04 Aug 1906
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Central railway station, Sydney opens. |
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04 Aug 1914
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German army shoots Belgian priests / burns down village of Battice
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04 Aug 1914
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German fleet under Admiral Souchon fire on Algerian coast
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04 Aug 1914
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Germany declares war on Belgium; Britain declares war on Germany
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04 Aug 1914
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King Albert I becomes Supreme Commander of Belgian army
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04 Aug 1914
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Lord Kitchener becomes British Minister of War
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04 Aug 1914
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US declares neutrality in WWI
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04 Aug 1914
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World War I: Germany invades Belgium. In response, Belgium and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality. |
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04 Aug 1915
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World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915. |
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04 Aug 1916
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Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million
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04 Aug 1917
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Pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests and officers
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04 Aug 1922
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Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team
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04 Aug 1924
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Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established. |
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04 Aug 1925
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1st Dutch Colijn government forms
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04 Aug 1925
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US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation
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04 Aug 1927
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Peace Bridge between US and Canada opens
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04 Aug 1929
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Indians, in 9th with 2 outs score 9 to beat Yanks 14-6
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04 Aug 1929
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Jones Beach in New York opens
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04 Aug 1930
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Child labor laws estralished in Belgium
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04 Aug 1934
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New York Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game and beats Phillies 21-4
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04 Aug 1936
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Ioannis Metaxas names himself Dictator of Greece
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04 Aug 1936
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Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime. |
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04 Aug 1941
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Dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd)
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04 Aug 1941
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Winston Churchill departs on Prince of Wales to US
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04 Aug 1942
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1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz
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04 Aug 1942
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British Premier Winston Churchill arrives in Cairo
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04 Aug 1942
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Colonel-General Jeremenko arrives in Stalingrad / welcomed by Nikita Khrushchev
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04 Aug 1942
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German occupier orders all Dutch homing pigeons killed
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04 Aug 1943
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British Premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada
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04 Aug 1943
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Russian units reach suburbs of Orel
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04 Aug 1943
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USAF bombs Germans in Troina
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04 Aug 1944
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Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by Nazis
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04 Aug 1944
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British 8th army reaches suburbs of Florence Italy
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04 Aug 1944
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The Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others. |
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04 Aug 1945
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Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season
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04 Aug 1945
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Red Sox Tom McBride is 3rd to get 6 RBIs in an inning (4th)
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04 Aug 1946
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An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless. |
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04 Aug 1947
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The Supreme Court of Japan is established. |
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04 Aug 1948
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5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax
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04 Aug 1949
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NBL and NBAA merge into National Basketball Association
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04 Aug 1953
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Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago
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04 Aug 1953
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Vic Raschi sets pitcher record by driving in 7 runs andwins 15-0
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04 Aug 1954
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Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning
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04 Aug 1955
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Eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters
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04 Aug 1956
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1st motorcycle rode over 200 mph (Wilhelm Herz-210 mph / 338 km/h)
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04 Aug 1956
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Elvis Presley releases "Hound Dog"
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04 Aug 1956
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Indonesia says it will not pay debts to the Netherlands
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04 Aug 1958
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Dumont TV Network crumbles
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04 Aug 1958
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The Billboard Hot 100 is published for the first time. |
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04 Aug 1959
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"Billy Barnes Revue" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 87 performances
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04 Aug 1960
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Rocket propelled USAAF research aircraft sets record at 2,150 mph
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04 Aug 1961
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28th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 28, All-Stars 14 (66,000)
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04 Aug 1962
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Nelson Mandela captured by South African police
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04 Aug 1963
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open
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04 Aug 1964
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Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James E Chaney, bodies discovered in an earthen Mississippi dam
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04 Aug 1964
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North Vietnamese torpedos US ships Gulf of Tonkin
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04 Aug 1964
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American civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21. |
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04 Aug 1964
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Gulf of Tonkin incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. |
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04 Aug 1965
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Cook Islands enters into free association with New Zealand
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04 Aug 1965
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The Constitution of Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand. |
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04 Aug 1967
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34th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 (70,934)
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04 Aug 1967
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British pirate radio station Radio 355 resigns air
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04 Aug 1968
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100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, California
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04 Aug 1968
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Gino Paoli Golf Open
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04 Aug 1968
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WXTV TV channel 41 in New York-Paterson, New York (UNI) begins broadcasting
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04 Aug 1969
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Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium
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04 Aug 1969
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Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail. |
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04 Aug 1970
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Jim Morrison arrested for drunkenness
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04 Aug 1971
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US launches 1st satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft
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04 Aug 1972
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Arthur Bremer jailed for 63 years for shooting Alabama Gov Wallace
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04 Aug 1974
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Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own Governor
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04 Aug 1974
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic
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04 Aug 1974
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A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22. |
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04 Aug 1975
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Robert Plant is involved in a car crash in Rhodes
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04 Aug 1975
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The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya. |
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04 Aug 1977
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President Carter establishes Department of Energy
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04 Aug 1977
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U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy. |
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04 Aug 1979
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Italian government of Cossiga begins
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04 Aug 1980
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John andYoko begin recording "Double Fantasy"
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04 Aug 1980
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Seattle Mariners replace manager Darrell Johnson with Maury Wills
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04 Aug 1981
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Columbia mated with SRBs and external tank for STS-2 mission
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04 Aug 1981
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Oliver North is assigned to White House duty
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04 Aug 1982
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New York Met Joel Youngblood singles in Chicago day game, he is traded, then singles for Expos in Philadelphia night game
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04 Aug 1983
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Bettino Craxi sworn in as Premier of Italy
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04 Aug 1983
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Revolution in Burkina
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04 Aug 1983
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While warming up before 5th inning Yankee Dave Winfield accidentally kills a seagull
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04 Aug 1984
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Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics
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04 Aug 1984
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Cliff Johnson sets a record with his 19th pinch hit HR
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04 Aug 1984
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Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day)
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04 Aug 1984
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The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso. |
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04 Aug 1985
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"Dreamgirls" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1522 performances
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04 Aug 1985
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California Angel Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit
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04 Aug 1985
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Penny Hammel wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic
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04 Aug 1985
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Phil Rizzuto Day, Yanks retire #10
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04 Aug 1985
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Rod Carew, is 16th to get 3,000 hits
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04 Aug 1985
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White Sox Tom Seaver is 17th to win #300, beating Yankees
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04 Aug 1986
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OPEC lowers oil production 20%
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04 Aug 1987
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At the Kingdome, Ruppert Jones hits a foul ball that sticks in speaker
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04 Aug 1987
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FCC vote 4-0 to rescind fairness doctrine for broadcasters
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04 Aug 1987
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The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly". |
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04 Aug 1988
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Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WWII
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04 Aug 1988
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Hertz car rental will pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case
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04 Aug 1990
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European community proposes a boycott of Iraq
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04 Aug 1991
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1st time Seattle Mariners are 9 games over .500
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04 Aug 1991
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Deb Richard wins LPGA Phar-Mor in Youngstown Golf Tournament
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04 Aug 1991
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The Greek cruise ship MTS Oceanos sinks off the Wild Coast of South Africa. |
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04 Aug 1993
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Angolese air force bombs Huambo
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04 Aug 1993
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Tony Gwynn gets 6 hits, 4th time in 1993 a Padre gets 5 or more hits
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04 Aug 1993
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A federal judge sentences Los Angeles Police Department officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney King's civil rights. |
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04 Aug 1994
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Dwingeloo 1, near milky way system, discovered
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04 Aug 1994
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Howard Stern drops out of New York gubernatorial race
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04 Aug 1994
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Truck carrying millions of bees overturns on New York parkway
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04 Aug 1995
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Darryl Strawberry joins the New York Yankees
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04 Aug 1995
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Operation Storm begins in Croatia. |
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04 Aug 1996
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24th du Maurier Golf Classic: Laura Davies
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04 Aug 1996
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26th Olympic games close at Atlanta, Georgia (sched)
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04 Aug 1996
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J Bunning, E Weaver, B Foster, and N Hanlon inducted in Hall of Fame
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04 Aug 1997
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"Keenan Ivory Wayan Show, " premieres on Fox TV
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04 Aug 2002
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Soham murders: Ten-year-old school girls Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells go missing from the town of Soham, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. |
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04 Aug 2005
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Prime Minister Paul Martin announces that Michaëlle Jean will be Canada's 27th Governor General. |
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04 Aug 2006
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A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF). |
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04 Aug 2007
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NASA's Phoenix spaceship is launched. |
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