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August the 10th
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2003 |
The hottest day ever in Great Britain was recorded when temperatures exceeded 38C (100F). |
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1990 |
The Magellan space probe reached Venus 15 months after it was launched. |
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1977 |
24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz was arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over a year's period. He was known as the 'Son of Sam'. |
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1971 |
Irish footballer, Roy Keane, was born in Cork. He is widely considered as the greatest Irish born footballer player of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. |
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1969 |
Leno & Rosemary LaBianca, were murdered by Charles Manson and members of his cult. |
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1960 |
Spanish actor, Antonio Banderas, was born in Malaga, Spain. He is probably the most successful Hispanic actor to ever work in the United States. |
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1959 |
American model and actress, Rosanna Arquette, was born in New York City. |
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1856 |
A severe hurricane in Louisiana, USA killed approximately 400 people. |
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1821 |
Missouri was admitted as the 24th US state. |
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1792 |
King Louis XVI of France was arrested and taken into custody by French revolutionaries. His arrest marked (and subsequent execution, months later) the end of absolutism in France. |
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