September 01 1807 Former U.S. vice president Aaron Burr was found innocent of treason. 1923 A devastating earthquake struck the Japanese cities of Tokyo and…
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This Day In History — Princess Diana dies in car accident
August 31 1887 Thomas Edison received a patent for his “Kinetoscope,” and moving pictures were born. 1888 Mary Ann Nicholls, considered to be Jack the…
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This Day In History — The Second Battle of Bull Run Occurs
August 30 1862 The Second Battle of Bull Run took place during the Civil War. 1905 Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut, playing…
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This Day In History — Hurricane Katrina makes landfall
August 29 1533 Atahualpa, the last ruler of the Incas, was murdered as Francisco Pizarro completed his conquest of Peru. 1786 Shays’s rebellion, an insurrection…
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This Day In History — Dr. King gives “I Have A Dream” speech
August 28 1609 Henry Hudson discovered Delaware Bay. 1850 Richard Wagner’s opera, Lohengrin, premiered at Weimar, Germany. 1922 The first commercial to be broadcast on…
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This Day In History — Krakatoa volcano erupts
August 27 1859 Edwin Drake drilled the first successful U.S. oil well near Titusville, Pa. 1883 A massive volcanic eruption on the island of Krakatoa…
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August 26 1847 Liberia was proclaimed an independent republic. 1883 A massive volcanic eruption on the island of Krakatoa blew up most of the island…
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This Day In History — New Orleans is founded
August 25 1718 New Orleans was founded by French settlers and named after the Duke of Orleans. 1825 Uruguay declared its independence from Brazil. 1875…
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This Day In History — The British set fire to the White House
August 24 79 Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. 1572 70,000 French Protestants, or Huguenots, were killed in the St.…
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This Day In History — Nazi Germany and Soviet Union Sign Non-Aggression Treaty
August 23 1305 Scottish leader and national hero, William Wallace, was executed in London. 1914 Japan declared war on Germany in World War I. 1926…
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