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Tue, June 2, 2020 | 16:22
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019
1617 - First one-way streets established (London), 1833 - Britain abolishes slavery in colonies; 700,000 slaves freed
2019-08-22 17:17
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2019
565 - St. Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness, 1485 - Richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets
2019-08-21 17:28
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019
1931-Babe Ruth hits his 600th home run (Yanks beat Browns 11-7), 1959-Hawaii becomes 50th U.S. state
2019-08-20 18:37
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2019
1781 - George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis, 1852 - Steamer “Atlantic” collides with fishing boat, sinks with 250 aboard
2019-08-19 17:12
MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2019
1099 - Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon, 1263 - King James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings
2019-08-18 17:28
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2019
1787 - Jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups, 1846 - U.S. takes Los Angeles
2019-08-16 17:38
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2019
1743-Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton) 1777-Americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt
2019-08-15 17:47
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019
1057-Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan, 1519-Panama City founded
2019-08-14 17:28
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019
1385-Portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence, 1457-Oldest known exactly dated printed book (three years after Gutenberg)
2019-08-13 17:17
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019
1521-Spanish conquerors capture Mexico City from Aztecs, 1704-English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim
2019-08-12 17:31
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