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1st SEPTEMBER ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

1500s / 16th century history on the 1st of September

1557 : Jacques Cartier, the French explorer, died aged 65 (born in 1491).

1800s / 19th century history on the 1st of September

1804 : Juno, a large asteroid in the main asteroid belt, was discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, the German astronomer. It is also known as 3 Juno, one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt.

Animation of the asteroid Juno as imaged by ALMA (European Southern Observatory – ESO YouTube channel video) over 3000 views
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31ST AUGUST ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

1800s / 19th century history on the 31st of August

1895 : The navigable balloon was patented by the German Count, Ferdinand von Zeppelin.

The early days of the airship, in 1895 (HuntleyFilmArchives YouTube channel video)
1900s / 20th century history on the 31st of August

1940 : Jack Thompson (AM) the Australian actor, was born John Hadley Pain, in Many, New South Wales, Australia.

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30TH AUGUST ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

1800s / 19th century history on the 30th of August

1835 : Melbourne in Australia, was founded by European settlers. Aboriginal Australians were already living in the Melbourne area for the previous 40,000 years (approximately). Melbourne is the capital of city of Victoria (an Australian state), and the 2nd biggest city in Australia. The population was 4.91 million people in 2021. Official website : Melbourne.vic.gov.au

Melbourne archival film footage from 1896 to 1978 (uploaded by GlowingTube YouTube channel) over 140,000 video views
1900s / 20th century history on the 30th of August

1916 : Ernest Shackleton completed his rescue of all his men which were stranded in Antarctica, on Elephant Island.

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29th AUGUST ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

700s / 8th century history on the 29th of August

708 : Japanese coinage (Wadōkaichin / 和同開珎) was minted for the first time, in copper, following the discovery of large copper deposits in Japan.

1700s / 18th century history on the 29th of August

1728 : Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland, was founded. Nuuk’s population was 18,800 in 2021. Official websites : Naalakkersuisut.gl (government of Greenland) |VisitGreenland.com (Nuuk)

Travel in Nuuk, Greenland (An Adventurous World YouTube channel video) over 300,000 views
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28TH AUGUST ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

1800s / 19th century history on the 28th of August

1845 : Scientific American magazine first issue was published. official website : ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American From 1845 to Today (SmithsonianNPM YouTube channel video)
What is Scientific American?.. every story is a science story (Scientific American verified YouTube channel video) over 6000 views
1900s / 20th century history on the 28th of August

1936 : Nazi Germany started mass arrests of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and placed them in concentration camps.

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27TH AUGUST ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

1800s / 19th century history on the 27th of August

1883 : The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in in the in Indonesia, destroyed 70% of the island of Krakatoa, and the surrounding archipelago.  The eruption resulted in the deaths of 36,417 people. It was one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history. The explosions were heard over 3,000 kilometres (1,865 miles) away in Perth, Western Australia.

The eruption of Krakatoa on the 27th of August in 1883 (HistoryPod YouTube channel video) over 200,000 views

1890 : Man Ray, the American visual artist, was born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (died in 1976 aged 86).

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26TH AUGUST ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

1700s / 18th century history on the 26th of August

1768 : Captain James Cook set sail on HMS Endeavour, from England.

1900s / 20th century history on the 26th of August

1906 : Albert Sabin, the Polish-American medical researcher, was born in Białystok, Russian Empire, now known as Poland (died in 1993 aged 86). He is best known for developing the polio vaccine, which almost fully eradicated the disease around the world.

Dr. Albert Sabin’s oral polio vaccine helped eradicate the polio disease all around the world – from the vault : Children’s Hospital researcher saves millions of children from paralysis, death (WCPO 9 verified YouTube channel video) over 7,000 views

1910 : Mother Teresa, aka Saint Teresa of Calcutta, the Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun, was born Anjezë Gonxhe, in Üsküp, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire, now known as Skopje, North Macedonia (died in 1997 aged 87).

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25TH AUGUST ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

1600s / 17th century history on the 25th of August

1609 : Galileo Galilei demonstrated his 1st telescope, to Venetian lawmakers.

1900s / 20th century history on the 25th of August

1916 : The United States National Park Service was created. official website : NPS.gov

The U.S. National Park Service signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson (HistoryPod YouTube channel video)

1930 : Sir Sean Connery, the Scottish actor was born Thomas Connery, in Edinburgh, Scotland (died in 2020 aged 90). official website : SeanConnery.com

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24th AUGUST ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

1st century history on the 24th of August

79 AD : Mount Vesuvius stratovolcano erupted in southern Italy, and buried the Roman settlements of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae. It was the most famous eruption, and one of the deadliest eruptions in European history. Official Pompeii websites : PompeiiSites.org | PompeiOnline.net

Vesuvius: The Catastrophe Of Pompeii : Lost World Of Pompeii (Timeline – World History Documentaries verified YouTube video channel) over 10 million views
1900s / 20th century history on the 24th of August

1929 : Yasser Arafat, the 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority, was born Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini in Cairo, Egypt (died in 2004 aged 75).

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23rd AUGUST ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

1500s / 16th century history on the 23rd of August

1541 : Jacques Cartier, the French explorer, arrived near Quebec City, on his 3rd sailing voyage to Canada, from France.

1900s / 20th century history on the 23rd of August

1904 : Snow chains for the automobile tyre were patented.

Driving safely with snow chains explained (DW REV – Cars & Mobility verified YouTube channel) over 1 million views

1912 : Gene Kelly, the American actor and dancer, was born Eugene Curran Kelly, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (died in 1996 aged 83).

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