On this day in
778, the much-sung-about character or
Roland is killed in the Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
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On this day in
1057, King
Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of
Máel Coluim mac Donnchada.
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On this day in
1281, the Mongolian fleet of
Kublai Khan is destroyed by a "divine wind" for the second time in the Battle of Kōan.
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On this day in
1534,
Saint Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus – or the
Jesuits – in September 1540.
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On this day in
1914, a male servant of American architect
Frank Lloyd Wright sets fire to the living quarters of the architect's Wisconsin home, Taliesin, murders seven people and burns the living quarters to the ground.
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On this day in
1914, the Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon.
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On this day in
1939, the film version of
The Wizard of Oz premiers at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California. Its images and motifs eventually become an intrinsic part of Monarch mind control technology.
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On this day in
1947, India gains Independence from the British Indian Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
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On this day in 1962, an American soldier named James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok still resides in the capital, Pyongyang.
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On this day in
1969, the three-day music festival known as
Woodstock opens its doors.
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On this day in
1971, President
Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.
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On this day in
1974,
Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President of South Korea,
Park Chung-hee.
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On this day in
1977, the Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named
the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.
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