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Last quagga died - August 12, 1883 Aug 12, 2019

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On this day in 1883, the last quagga died in a zoo in Amsterdam.

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Watts Riots began - August 11, 1965 Aug 11, 2019

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On this day in 1965, the Watts Riots began in Los Angeles.

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Louvre opened as museum - August 10, 1793 Aug 10, 2019

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On this day in 1793, the Louvre opened to the public as a museum.

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Construction began on Leaning Tower of Pisa - August 9, 1173 Aug 09, 2019

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On this day in 1173, the foundation stones for the Leaning Tower of Pisa were laid.

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8888 Uprising - August 8, 1988 Aug 08, 2019

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On this day in 1988, massive strikes and protests broke out around Myanmar in opposition to the government.

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Kon-Tiki arrived at Raroia atoll - August 7, 1947 Aug 07, 2019

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On this day in 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and his crew made it to the Raroia atoll in Polynesia on a raft called the Kon-Tiki.

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First website went live to public - August 6, 1991 Aug 06, 2019

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On this day in 1991, the first ever website was made publicly available. Visit the first web page at http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html.

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Gowrie Conpsiracy - August 5, 1600 Aug 05, 2019

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On this day in 1600, John Ruthven, 3rd earl of Gowrie, and his younger brother Alexander Ruthven were killed under mysterious circumstances.

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Germany Schaefer stole first base - August 4, 1911 Aug 04, 2019

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On this day, baseball player Herman "Germany" Schaefer stole first base from second base.

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La Scala opera house inaugurated - August 3, 1778 Aug 03, 2019

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La Scala opera house was inaugurated on this day in 1778. Learn more about La Scala in an episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class at https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/the-la-scala-opera-house.htm.

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