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August 30 in history: 13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour, and more

August 30 in history: 13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour, and more

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Aug 29 in history: Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction and more

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August 28 in history: First known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard, and more

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August 27 in history: Flight of world's first jet aircraft, assassination of Louis Mountbatten and more

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August 26 in history: Egypt becoming a sovereign state, beginning of Chechen War and more

Aug 25 in history: Galileo demonstrates his first telescope in Venice and more

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Aug 25 in history: Galileo demonstrates his first telescope in Venice and more

Aug 24 in history: British troops burn down the White House & Capitol and more

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Aug 24 in history: British troops burn down the White House & Capitol and more

Aug 23 in history: World Wide Web is opened to the public and more

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Aug 23 in history: World Wide Web is opened to the public and more

Aug 22 in history: Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup and more

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Aug 22 in history: Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup and more

Aug 21 in history: Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre by 3 Italians and more

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Aug 21 in history: Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre by 3 Italians and more

August 20 in history: Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is first published, and more

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August 20 in history: Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is first published, and more

August 19 in history: First and only Olympic cricket match begins, and more

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August 19 in history: First and only Olympic cricket match begins, and more

Aug 18 in history: French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium and more

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Aug 18 in history: French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium and more

Aug 17 in history: First commercial steamboat service departs New York and more

Aug 17 in history: First commercial steamboat service departs New York and more

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Aug 16 in history: French India territories are officially handed over to New Delhi and more

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Aug 15 in history: India becomes independent from British rule and more

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Aug 14 in history: India is partitioned & Pakistan gains independence and more

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August 13 in history: First fully Indian aircraft takes its maiden flight and more

August 12 in history: Independent India wins its first Olympic gold medal and more

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August 12 in history: Independent India wins its first Olympic gold medal and more

August 11 in history: Race riots in Los Angeles, Osama Bin Laden forms Al-Qaeda and more

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August 11 in history: Race riots in Los Angeles, Osama Bin Laden forms Al-Qaeda and more

Aug 8 in history: Wilbur Wright makes world's 1st public flight in France and more

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Aug 8 in history: Wilbur Wright makes world's 1st public flight in France and more

Aug 7 in history: Iraqi Government slaughters over 600 Assyrians in Sumail and more

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Aug 7 in history: Iraqi Government slaughters over 600 Assyrians in Sumail and more

August 6 in history: Atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, Jamaica gains independence and more

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August 6 in history: Atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, Jamaica gains independence and more

August 5 in history: Beginning of Indo-Pakistani War, revocation of special status of Jammu & Kashmir and more

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August 5 in history: Beginning of Indo-Pakistani War, revocation of special status of Jammu & Kashmir and more

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