08-26-2006, 01:35 PM
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August 26th
55 B.C. ~ Julius Caesar invaded Britain.
1071 ~ The Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantine Empire at Manzikert.
1498 ~ Michelangelo commissioned to carve the Pieta.
1743 ~ Birthday of Antoine Lavoisier, Chemist.
1839 ~ The ship Amistad was captured off Long Island.
1847 ~ Liberia was proclaimed an independent republic.
1920 ~ The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect.
1961 ~ The International Hockey Hall of Fame opened in Toronto.
1968 ~ The Beatles' Hey Jude was released as a single in the U.S.
1975 ~ Death of Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia.
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