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Herschel discovers Enceladus, 1789 (en.wikipedia.org)

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Vesuvius Erupts, 79AD (en.wikipedia.org)

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William Wallace (Brave Heart) executed today 1305 AD. (historyaddicted.com)

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2011 Virginia Earthquake (en.wikipedia.org)

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Aug 19, 1909: Indianapolis Motor Speedway has its first race (www.history.com)

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Aug. 18, 1868: On Aug. 18, 1868, a French astronomer named Pierre Jules César Janssen discovered helium while observing a total solar eclipse in India (www.space.com)

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Orwell's "Animal Farm" first published, 1945 (en.wikipedia.org)

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Gold discovery that sparked Klondike gold rush, 1896 (en.wikipedia.org)

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Last execution in Tower of London, 1941 (en.wikipedia.org)

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August 14, 1971: Bob Gibson throws his first no-hitter for Cardinals (sabr.org)

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Churchill and Roosevelt issue the Atlantic Charter, 1941 (en.wikipedia.org)

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Construction begins on Berlin wall, 1961 (en.wikipedia.org)

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Nagasaki marks 76th anniversary of atomic bombing (apnews.com)

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August 6, 1945: the United States drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima (www.history.com)

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Aug 5, 1858: The first transatlantic telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean was completed (www.beachamjournal.com)

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Aug 4, 1944: Anne Frank and her family are arrested by the Gestapo in German-occupied Holland (historycollection.com)

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TRS-80 introduced, 1977 (en.wikipedia.org)

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August 01, 1943: PT-109 sinks (www.history.com)

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Mick Jagger is spawned, 1943 (en.wikipedia.org)

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The Kitchen Debate, 1959 (en.wikipedia.org)

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The Eagle Lands, 1969 (en.wikipedia.org)

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First X-15 Space Flight, 1963 (en.wikipedia.org)

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Apollo-Soyuz docking, 1975 (en.wikipedia.org)

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A list of ages of important American Revolution characters (allthingsliberty.com)

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First Grand Prix race, 1906 (en.wikipedia.org)

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