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Old 08-23-2007, 01:34 PM
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August 23rd
1305 ~ Execution of William Wallace.

1754 ~ Birthday of King Louis XVI of France.

1829 ~ Birthday of Moritz Cantor, Mathematician & Historian.

1833 ~ Slavery was abolished in the English colonies.

1912 ~ Birthday of Gene Kelly, Dancer & Actor.

1927 ~ Italian-born anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in Boston.

1951 ~ Birthday of Queen Noor of Jordan.

1962 ~ First live television connection between the United States and Europe, via the Telstar satellite.

1990 ~ Saddam Hussein appeared on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests”.

1990 ~ West Germany and East Germany announced that they would unite.
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