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Romulus Augustus, the last Roman emporer, falls to German barbarian.
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The prophet Mohammad arrives in Mecca to teach of the Islamic religion
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European leaders abegin the Siege of Acre
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On August 3 Christopher Columbus sets off on an expedition in search of land
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Ferdinand Magellan's expidition circumnavigates the globe.
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The U.S. signs the supreme law of the country, the Constitution
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Napoleon Bonaparte of France enters Moscow, Russia only to have their "undefeatable army" fall to the Russians
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Uncle Sam is nicknamed during the War of 1812 as a personification of the United States
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Bissel invents the first carpet sweeper
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First speeding ticket was issued in 1902
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Mao Zedong outlines the concept of communism to China
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Central High School enforces integration after nine blacks students were blocked from going into the school.
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Fidel Castro visits New York as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations. This broke all relations between Cuba and th U.S.
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Israel and Paelstine sign a peace accord
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Hurricane katrina slams into the gulf coast
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Terrorists crash planes in the U.S., two of them hitting and destroying the twin towers in New York City
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Cave paintings are dsicovered in the Lascaux Cave in sowthwestern France.
