08-23-2004, 05:22 AM
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August 23rd
93 ~ Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman governor of Britain.
1754 ~ Birthday of King Louis XVI of France.
1829 ~ Birthday of Moritz Cantor, Mathematician.
1833 ~ Slavery abolished in the British colonies.
1912 ~ Birthday of Gene Kelly, Dancer & Actor.
1942 ~ Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
1951 ~ Birthday of Queen Noor of Jordan.
1962 ~ First live television connection between the United States and Europe, via the Telstar satellite.
1966 ~ Lunar Orbiter 1 took the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.
1990 ~ West Germany and East Germany announced that they would unite.
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