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August 23 — in history
✕British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee's proposal for a 'hypertext project' comes to fruition at the CERN laboratories in Switzerland with the help of Belgian computer scientist Robert Cailliau, and now the 'World Wide Web' is opened to outside users.
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1838 Mt Holyoke Female Seminary (South Hadley, Mass) 1st graduating class. 1850 1st US National Women's Rights Convention convenes in Worcester, Massachusetts. 1869 1st carload of rail freight (boots & shoes) arrives in San Francisco, from Boston after a 16-day trip. 1872 1st Japanese commercial ship visits San Francisco, carrying tea.
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Aug 23, 2012 · August 23: 1st US Women's Rights Convention, Bin Laden's declaration of war, Hurricane Katrina and other important events and birthdays from August 23rd.
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William Wallace executed. On this day in London, William Wallace was executed for treason, condemned for leading Scottish resistance forces during the first years of the long and ultimately successful struggle to free Scotland from …
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5 rows · What Happened On This Day – August 23. 1990 Armenia Declares Independence From the Soviet ...
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The British Set Fire to the White House. At the height of the War of 1812, the British invade Washington DC, setting fire to everything as they stormed into the capital. President James …
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Historical Events For August 23. Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Radagaisus is executed after he is defeated by the Roman army under …
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Aug 23, 2011 · 23 Aug, 1990 U.S.A. Naked Aggression By Iraq. 1990 : Following the declaration by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein of annexing Kuwait, prompting President George Bush to deride …
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If you were born in August, Peridot is your assigned birthstone. The largest peridot stone discovered was found on Zagbargad Island, Egypt. It weighs an incredible 311.8 carats and is now located at the Smithsonian Museum in …
Day In History: What Happened On August 23 In History?
https://www.dayinhistory.net/?m=August&d=23&y=&go=GoAugust 23 Historical Events. Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Radagaisus is executed after he is defeated by the Roman army under …
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Stockholm Syndrome. August 23, 1973. Stockholm syndrome is when hostages bond with their captors. It takes its name from a hostage crisis that began on August 23, 1973, in which Jan …
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