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8th August 1969: The Beatles pose for an album cover on the Abbey Road zebra crossing
  • 8th August 1969: The Beatles pose for an album cover on the Abbey Road zebra crossing
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7th August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by the United States Congress
  • 7th August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by the United States Congress
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6th August 1945: The United States drop an atomic bomb nicknamed ‘Little Boy’ on the Japanese city of Hiroshima from the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay
  • 6th August 1945: The United States drop an atomic bomb nicknamed ‘Little Boy’ on the Japanese city of Hiroshima from the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay
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5th August 1305: William Wallace captured by English troops at Robroyston
  • 5th August 1305: William Wallace captured by English troops at Robroyston
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4th August 1693: French Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon allegedly invents champagne
  • 4th August 1693: French Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon allegedly invents champagne
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3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera on the voyage that takes him to the Americas
  • 3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera on the voyage that takes him to the Americas
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2nd August 216 BCE: Hannibal defeats the Roman army at the Battle of Cannae
  • 2nd August 216 BCE: Hannibal defeats the Roman army at the Battle of Cannae
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1st August 1714: George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain
  • 1st August 1714: George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain
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31th July 1970: Black Tot Day sees the British Royal Navy issue the last daily rum ration to sailors
  • 31th July 1970: Black Tot Day sees the British Royal Navy issue the last daily rum ration to sailors
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30th July 1792: La Marseillaise, the future French national anthem, first sung in Paris by a group of volunteer soldiers from the city of Marseille
  • 30th July 1792: La Marseillaise, the future French national anthem, first sung in Paris by a group of volunteer soldiers from the city of Marseille
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29th July 1567: James VI crowned king of Scotland at just 13 months old
  • 29th July 1567: James VI crowned king of Scotland at just 13 months old
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28th July 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
  • 28th July 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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27th July 1942: Allied forces in North Africa stop the advancing Axis powers in the First Battle of El Alamein
  • 27th July 1942: Allied forces in North Africa stop the advancing Axis powers in the First Battle of El Alamein
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26th July 1745: First ever women’s cricket match played near Guildford
  • 26th July 1745: First ever women’s cricket match played near Guildford
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