On This Day In History
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Georg_Friedrich
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August 17, 1943 - General Patton enters Messina, completing the conquest of Sicily by Allies.
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August 18, 1916 - The Battle of Verdun was fought between France and the German Empire and ends with a French victory, in which the French repulsed a major German offensive. It was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of World War 1.
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August 18, 1920 - Important day in US history. Today 100 years ago the 19th amendment was ratified.
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Georg_Friedrich
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August 19, 1941 - Germany and Romania sign the Tiraspol Agreement regarding the Romanian administration of the region of Transnistria.
Johannes Reifsteck
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August 20, 917 - A Byzantine counter-offensive is routed by Syeon at Anchialus, Bulgaria.
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On this day in 1680, Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680 (Kirch's Comet/Newton's Comet).
Miller remembers it fondly.
Miller remembers it fondly.
Georg_Friedrich
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November 15, 1715
Barrier Treaty - Austria cedes area to Netherlands that created a buffer zone between the Dutch Republic and France.
Barrier Treaty - Austria cedes area to Netherlands that created a buffer zone between the Dutch Republic and France.
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Georg_Friedrich
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November 16, 1632
Battle of Lützen - Significant battle of Thirty Years' War - Swedish and Saxon forces defeat the Holy Roman Empire, at cost of the death of Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus.
Battle of Lützen - Significant battle of Thirty Years' War - Swedish and Saxon forces defeat the Holy Roman Empire, at cost of the death of Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus.