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Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - MARCH 22: Space Shuttle Atlantis Mission Specialist Shannon Lucid waves to wellwishers 21 March prior to boarding the astrovan at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for the planned 22 March launch of the space shuttle with five other crew members on a ten day flight docking with the Russian Space Station Mir. Lucid will remain aboard the Russian Station for approximately five months and will return to Earth on a future shuttle flight. (Photo credit should read ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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ATLANTA, UNITED STATES: The women's US Olympic gymnastics team waves to the crowd from the podium after receiving their gold medals 23 July in Atlanta. Russia took the silver and Romania the bronze. (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) AFP PHOTO/IOPP/Eric FEFERBERG (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP via Getty Images)
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Carl Lewis of the United States competing in Men's Long Jump competition on 29th July 1996 at the XXVI Summer Olympic Games at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (Photo by Mike Powell/Allsport/Getty Images)
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Aug
01
EGNTCG Part of an upcoming retrospective exhibition by photographer Idil Sukan entitled This Comedian. The exhibition runs from 19 Feburary - 2 March 2015 at the Embassy Tea Gallery, London. Featuring: George RR Martin Where: Edinburgh, United Kingdom When: 11 A
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles became divorced on August 28 after their marriage fell apart. With a fairy tale wedding, and two sons, the divorce became final. This and other events are recapped in this video clip from This Day In History. Russ Mitchell tells us that the first American born Catholic Saint was born on this day in New York City, and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered for an evacuation of the city before Hurricane Katrina. Also, over 200,000 people marched on Washington as part of the Civil Rights Movement, and to hear Martin Luther King Jr’s speech. He said the famous line, “I have a dream”, on that day.
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