Aug 24 in history: British troops burn down the White House & Capitol and more
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Published: Aug 24, 2021, 02:33 IST | Updated: Aug 24, 2021, 02:33 IST
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1814
British troops burn down the White House & Capitol in Washington DC
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1869
Waffle Iron by Cornelius Swartwout is patented in the US
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1949
The inter-governmental military alliance NATO is established
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1991
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the USSR Communist Party
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2006
International Astronomical Union reclassifies status of Pluto to “dwarf planet"
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