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🕰️ On This Day in History

  • 1957 — Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992.
  • 1945 — A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.
  • 1943 — World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
  • 1942 — World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or...
  • 1939 — The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.

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🎂 Notable Births

  • 1995 — Josh Addo-Carr, Australian rugby league player
  • 1993 — Harry Kane, English footballer
  • 1993 — Moses Odubajo, English footballer
  • 1993 — Cher Lloyd, English singer-songwriter
  • 1990 — Soulja Boy, American rapper, producer, and actor

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