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{{*mp}} [[1914]] – In their first major action of [[World War I]], the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[British Expeditionary Force (World War I)|Expeditionary Force]] '''[[Battle of Mons|defeated]]''' [[German Empire|German]] troops in [[Mons]], [[Belgium]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1914]] – In their first major action of [[World War I]], the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[British Expeditionary Force (World War I)|Expeditionary Force]] '''[[Battle of Mons|defeated]]''' [[German Empire|German]] troops in [[Mons]], [[Belgium]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1927]] – After a controversial trial, and despite worldwide protests, [[Italy|Italian]]-born [[United States|American]] [[Anarchism|anarchists]] '''[[Sacco and Vanzetti]]''' were executed via electrocution in [[Massachusetts]] for the charge of murder and theft. |
{{*mp}} [[1927]] – After a controversial trial, and despite worldwide protests, [[Italy|Italian]]-born [[United States|American]] [[Anarchism|anarchists]] '''[[Sacco and Vanzetti]]''' were executed via electrocution in [[Massachusetts]] for the charge of murder and theft. |
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{{*mp}} [[1896]] – The [[Cry of Pugad Lawin]]<!--Not bolded, stubby-->: '''[[Andrés Bonifacio]]''' and his [[Katipunan]] comrades in [[Quezon City]] tore their [[Community Tax Certificate|residence certificates]] in defiance of [[Spanish East Indies|Spanish rule]], marking the beginning of the [[Philippine Revolution]]<!--Not bolded, tagged with {{reimprove}}-->. |
{{*mp}} [[1896]] – The [[Cry of Pugad Lawin]]<!--Not bolded, stubby-->: '''[[Andrés Bonifacio]]''' and his [[Katipunan]] comrades in [[Quezon City]] tore their [[Community Tax Certificate|residence certificates]] in defiance of [[Spanish East Indies|Spanish rule]], marking the beginning of the [[Philippine Revolution]]<!--Not bolded, tagged with {{reimprove}}-->. |
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{{*mp}} [[1929]] – [[1929 Palestine riots|Palestine riots]]: [[Arab]]s '''[[1929 Hebron massacre|began attacking]]''' [[Jew]]s in [[Hebron]] in the [[British Mandate of Palestine]], killing over sixty people in two days. ''(A man reflecting on the aftermath pictured)'' |
{{*mp}} [[1929]] – [[1929 Palestine riots|Palestine riots]]: [[Arab]]s '''[[1929 Hebron massacre|began attacking]]''' [[Jew]]s in [[Hebron]] in the [[British Mandate of Palestine]], killing over sixty people in two days. ''(A man reflecting on the aftermath pictured)'' |
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{{*mp}} [[1939]] – [[Nazi Germany]] and the [[Soviet Union]] agreed to the '''[[Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact]]''', a 10-year, mutual [[non-aggression pact|non-aggression treaty]], which also included a secret protocol dividing [[Northern Europe|Northern]] and [[Eastern Europe]] into German and Soviet spheres of influence. |
{{*mp}} [[1939]] – [[Nazi Germany]] and the [[Soviet Union]] agreed to the '''[[Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact]]''', a 10-year, mutual [[non-aggression pact|non-aggression treaty]], which also included a secret protocol dividing [[Northern Europe|Northern]] and [[Eastern Europe]] into German and Soviet spheres of influence. |
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{{*mp}} [[1944]] – [[King Michael's Coup]]<!--Not bolded, stubby-->: [[Michael I of Romania|King Michael]] dismissed the pro-[[Axis powers|Axis]] government of General '''[[Ion Antonescu]]''', putting [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]] on the side of [[Allies of World War II|the Allies]] for the remainder of [[World War II]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1944]] – [[King Michael's Coup]]<!--Not bolded, stubby-->: [[Michael I of Romania|King Michael]] dismissed the pro-[[Axis powers|Axis]] government of General '''[[Ion Antonescu]]''', putting [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]] on the side of [[Allies of World War II|the Allies]] for the remainder of [[World War II]]. |
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Revision as of 15:04, 23 August 2010
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August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
- 1514 – Ottoman forces defeated the Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran, gaining control of eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq.
- 1896 – The Cry of Pugad Lawin: Andrés Bonifacio and his Katipunan comrades in Quezon City tore their residence certificates in defiance of Spanish rule, marking the beginning of the Philippine Revolution.
- 1929 – Palestine riots: Arabs began attacking Jews in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, killing over sixty people in two days. (A man reflecting on the aftermath pictured)
- 1939 – Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, a 10-year, mutual non-aggression treaty, which also included a secret protocol dividing Northern and Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence.
- 1944 – King Michael's Coup: King Michael dismissed the pro-Axis government of General Ion Antonescu, putting Romania on the side of the Allies for the remainder of World War II.
- 1989 – Singing Revolution: Approximately two million people joined their hands to form an over 600 km (370 mi) long human chain across the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Soviet republics to demonstrate the desire for independence for each of the three Baltic states.