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Highlights of this day in history: Nazis and Soviets sign a non-aggression pact on eve of World War II; Sacco and Vanzetti executed; Defrocked priest John Geoghan killed; Movie star Rudolph ...
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August 8 is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... were killed in one of the largest mining accidents in Belgian history. ...
1660 – The four-year-old Charles XI became King of Sweden upon his father's death.; 1891 – Frances Coles was killed in the last of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.
The book takes readers on a day-by-day journey from January 1 to December 31, uncovering at least one interesting and appropriate historical event for each day of the year. This Day in History For ...
August 23 is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins.
410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ended after three days. 1896 – In the shortest recorded war in history (pictured), the Sultanate of Zanzibar surrendered to the United Kingdom after less than an hour of conflict. 1955 – The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
1680 – Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.; 1689 – The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland. [5]1716 – Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The arrival of naval reinforcements and the news of the Battle of Petrovaradin force the Ottomans to abandon the Siege of Corfu, thus preserving the Ionian Islands under Venetian rule.