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August 3 is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 150 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 8 – ...
Selected anniversaries/August. 30 BC – War of Actium: Octavian defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Alexandria, establishing Roman Egypt. 902 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Led by Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid forces captured the Byzantine stronghold of Taormina, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily.
The original Famous Birthdays website was created by Edward Morykwas, a Michigan schoolteacher, in 1996. [4] [5] [6]The site was updated to its current format in November 7, 2012, by Evan Britton, [7] who has since described the website as "Wikipedia for Generation Z".
Getty Images / X. Olympian Thea LaFond has one proud brother and the support of a whole football team. ... August 3, 2024. The newly-minted gold medalist was born in Dominica, a Caribbean island ...
The Olympic schedule for Saturday, Aug. 3, is filled with exciting events and record-breaking athletes, so be sure to tune in. Highlights include the women’s gymnastics vault finals, where U.S ...
Rachel Vickers-Price, PA. August 3, 2024 at 12:20 AM. The knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on Monday which left three girls dead sparked violent disorder in some cities and towns ...
1971– Fighting Dinosaurs, a fossil specimen featuring a Velociraptorand a Protoceratopsin combat, was unearthed in the Djadochta Formationof Mongolia. 1997– The Sky Tower, then the tallest free-standing structurein the Southern Hemisphereat 328 m (1,076 ft), opened in Auckland, New Zealand. Herbert Armitage James(b.
Alexander Graham Bell (/ ˈ ɡ r eɪ. ə m /, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) [4] was a Scottish-born [N 1] Canadian-American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885. [7] [additional ...