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Today in History: August 27, catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa

Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary

Today in History: August 26, De Gaulle leads victory march through Paris

Today in History: August 25, Allied forces liberate Paris

Today in History: August 24, Mount Vesuvius erupts

Today in History: August 23, Sacco and Vanzetti executed

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Today in History: August 22, first America’s Cup trophy

Today in History: August 21, Nat Turner launches rebellion

Today in History: August 20, Civil War formally declared over

Today in History: August 19, Caesar Augustus, Rome’s first emperor, dies at 76

Today in History: August 18, 19th Amendment is ratified, guaranteeing women right to vote

Today in History: August 16, Elvis Presley dies at 42

Today in History: August 14, McVeigh sentenced to death

Today in History: August 13, East Germany seals the border

Today in History: August 12, 520 die in Japan airlines crash

Today in History: August 11, Joe Biden names Kamala Harris as his running mate

Today in History: August 10, Ruth Bader Ginsburg sworn in as Supreme Court justice

Today in History: August 9, US drops second atomic bomb on Japan

Today in History: August 8, Nixon announces his resignation

Today in History: August 7, allies land at Guadalcanal during World War II

Today in History: Aug. 6, U.S. drops atom bomb on Hiroshima

Today in History: Aug. 5, Nelson Mandela arrested

Today in History: Aug. 4, Anne Frank and family arrested

78 years ago: World War II hero with one leg took the pitcher’s mound in Washington