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— P. T. Barnum
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Today is Tuesday, August 29th, the 241st day of 2023. There are 124 days left in the year. It is Individual Rights Day, Potteries Bottle Oven Day, Lemon Juice Day, and National Chop Suey Day.
On This Day
In 1521, the Ottoman Turks captured Belgrade.
In 1756, Frederick the Great attacked Saxony, beginning the Seven Years’ War in Europe.
In 1786, Shays’ Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, began in response to high debt and tax burdens.
In 1831, Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction.
In 1898, the Goodyear tire company was founded in Akron, Ohio.
In 1907, the Quebec Bridge collapsed during construction, killing 75 workers.
In 1944, the Slovak National Uprising began, as 60,000 troops rebelled against the Nazis.
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