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Back to Search20th August 1940: Leon Trotsky attacked with an ice axe in Mexico
Leon Trotsky was fatally wounded with an ice axe by Spanish communist Ramón ...
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19th August 1989: The Pan-European Picnic opens the Cold War border between Hungary and Austria
The Cold War border between Austria and Hungary was opened for a short period of time for the Pan-European ...
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18th August 1940: “The Hardest Day” of the Battle of Britain during the Second World War
“The Hardest Day” saw the Luftwaffe lose more than 60 aircraft, while the RAF lost around 30 fighters together with experienced pilots whose replacem…
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17th August 1836: Parliament passes the 1836 Marriage Act, allowing non-Anglican ceremonies
Parliament passed the Marriage Act that legalised civil marriages and introduced their formal ...
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16th August 1858: Queen Victoria sends the first transatlantic telegram
Queen Victoria sent the first telegram using the newly-installed transatlantic telegraph cable to US President James ...
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15th August 1969: Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm near Bethel in New York
Officially promoted as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music,” Woodstock remains one of the defining moments in the history of modern popu…
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14th August 1941: Roosevelt and Churchill issue the Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was issued by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston ...
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13th August 1876: The premiere of Wagner’s complete Ring cycle takes place in Germany
The first complete performance of Wagner’s Ring cycle took place in the Bavarian town of ...
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12th August 1977: Space Shuttle Enterprise completes the first free flight of the Space Shuttle programme
After separation from the carrier aircraft the pilots completed a controlled descent and precise landing at Edwards Air Force Base, confirming earlie…
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11th August 1919: The Weimar Republic officially established when Friedrich Ebert signs the new constitution into law
It took the best of part of seven months for the delegates of the new German National Assembly to agree on the terms of the new Weimar constitution, …
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