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June 4th 1989 (useruploads.phuks.net)

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26 of April 1986: Chernobyl disaster (en.wikipedia.org)

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March 21, 1907, Alcatraz was officially designated as the Western U.S. Military Prison (en.wikipedia.org)

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Not just Presidents day, Nicolaus Copernicus born, 1473 (en.wikipedia.org)

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Guy lands stolen helo on south lawn (en.wikipedia.org)

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"A Christmas Carol" is published, 1843 (en.wikipedia.org)

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The Emu War begins, 1932 (en.wikipedia.org)

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Orson Welles performs best halloween prank ever, 1938 (en.wikipedia.org)

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5th August 1890: Nikola Tesla patents AC motor (useruploads.phuks.net)

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Aug 4, 1790 - Revenue Marine Service (Now US Coast Guard) established under Alexander Hamilton (www.history.uscg.mil)

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Aug 3, 1914 - Germany declares war on France (en.wikipedia.org)

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Aug 2, 1934 - Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany with the death of Paul von Hindenburg (historycollection.com)

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Aug 1, 1981 - MTV begins broadcast in the United States (www.yahoo.com)

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Jul 31, 1856 - Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city (my.christchurchcitylibraries.com)

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Jul 30, 1898 - Otto von Bismarck dies (www.britannica.com)

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Jul 29, 1958 - Pres. Eisenhower establishes NASA (www.nasa.gov)

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Jul 28, 1914 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I (en.wikipedia.org)

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Jul 28, 1794 - Maximilien Robespierre is executed in Paris, France alongside Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (www.britannica.com)

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Jul 27, 1890 - Vincent van Gogh shoots himself, he will die two days later (www.vangoghmuseum.nl)

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Jul 26, 1989 - Robert Morris is indicted for releasing the Morris worm, the first person prosecuted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (en.wikipedia.org)

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Jul 25, 2010 - WikiLeaks publishes the Afghan War Diary, the largest leak in US military history (www.wikileaks.org)

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Jul 24, 1974 - Pres. Nixon ordered to surrender subpoenaed Watergate scandal material by the Supreme Court of the United States (watergate.info)

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Jul 23, 1840 - The Province of Canada is established (www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)

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Jul 22, 1706 - Anders Breivik commits the 2011 Oslo & Utøya attacks (www.britannica.com)

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Jul 21, 1972 - Bloody Friday: The IRA detonates 22 bombs in Belfast within 80 minutes (www.bbc.com)

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