| 1991 - | The 'Dangerous Dogs Act' was intorduced |
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| 1986 - | South Africa stated its pledge to maintain segregated schools & residential areas |
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| 1978 - | The PLO headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed |
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| 1977 - | A National Front march in London led to violent clashes |
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| 1972 - | The last United States troops left Vietnam |
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| 1964 - | The last ever hangings in Britain took place |
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| 1961 - | The border between east and west Berlin was sealed off by the East Germans |
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| 1946 - | H G Wells, English writer, died |
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| 1946 - | H G Wells, English writer, died |
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| 1946 - | H.G Wells, the famous science fiction writer, died |
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| 1910 - | Florence Nightingale, English nurse, died |
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| 1910 - | Florence Nightingale, English nurse, died |
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| 1910 - | Dodgers and Pirates play to 8-Aug tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball & 1 hit by pitch |
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| 1910 - | Florence Nightingale, the nursing pioneer, died |
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| 1908 - | Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team |
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| 1907 - | 1st taxicab (NYC) |
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| 1906 - | Black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas |
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| 1906 - | Cubs Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning |
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| 1902 - | England beat Australia by one wicket at The Oval Famous victory |
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| 1888 - | John Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer, was born |
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| 1888 - | John Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer, was born |
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| 1868 - | Earthquakes killed over 25,000 people and destroyed four cities in Peru and Ecuador |
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| 1868 - | Earthquakes killed over 25,000 people and destroyed four cities in Peru and Ecuador |
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| 1814 - | The Cape of Good Hope province became a British colony |
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| 1705 - | The Battle of Blenheim, in southern Germany, took place |
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