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  1. August 16, 1977 – Which famous singer and rock star passes away due to heart disease complications, in Memphis, Tennessee, aged only 42?
  2. August 31, 2006 – Which iconic painting from Edvard Munch, stolen in 2004, is recovered by Norwegian police?
  3. August 30, 1916 – Which explorer returns to rescue the last of his men stranded on Elephant Island, near Antarctica?
  4. August 29, 1831 – Which scientist and inventor announces that he has discovered electromagnetic induction?
  5. August 28, 1937 – Which major Japanese automobile company, famous for models such as the Corolla and Prius, becomes an independent company?
  6. August 27, 1896 – At 38 minutes, the shortest war in history takes place between the UK and which island, now part of modern Tanzania?
  7. August 26, 1676 – Robert Walpole is born in Houghton, Norfolk. He is generally considered the first person to hold which political office in the United Kingdom?
  8. August 25, 1609 – Which Italian polymath demonstrated his first telescope model to Venetian lawmakers?
  9. August 24, 1932 – Who became the first woman to fly non-stop across the contiguous United States?
  10. August 23, 1993 – Which groundbreaking innovation, developed by Tim Berners-Lee, was opened to the public for the first time?
  11. August 22, 1791 – A slave rebellion begins in which modern-day Caribbean nation, leading to its independence 13 years later?
  12. August 21, 1770 – Captain James Cook claims an area of which modern day country for the British crown, naming it New South Wales?
  13. August 20, 1858 – Which naturalist, alongside Alfred Russell Wallace, first publishes his theory of evolution by natural selection?
  14. August 19, 1944 – An uprising begins in which European capital, leading to its liberation from the Axis Powers 6 days later?
  15. August 18, 1945 – Sukarno takes office as the first president of which newly-independent Asian nation?
  16. August 17, 2008 – In Beijing, which swimmer became the first person in history to win 8 gold medals in a single Olympic Games?
  17. August 1, 1833 – An act passed in parliament abolished what practice across the British Empire?
  18. August 15, 1549 – Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima in which East Asian nation?
  19. August 14, 1040 – Which Scotsman – the namesake of a Shakespeare play – defeats his cousin Duncan I in battle to succeed him as King of Scotland?
  20. August 13, 1521 – Which Spanish conquistador captures the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
  21. August 12, 1964 – Which country is banned from the Olympics due to its apartheid policies?
  22. August 11, 1929 – Which Yankees player became the first in baseball history to hit 500 home runs, at League Park in Cleveland?
  23. August 10, 1793 – Which famous art museum opens in Paris for the first time?
  24. August 9, 1173 – Construction begins on what would become a famous 'leaning tower' in which Italian city?
  25. August 8, 1786 – Which mountain in the Alps is first summited by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard?
  26. August 7, 1974 – Philippe Petit walked between which two towers on a tight rope?
  27. August 6, 1945 – Which Japanese city is devastated in the first atomic bomb attack in history?
  28. August 5, 1884 – The cornerstone for which famous statue is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York harbour?
  29. August 4, 1704 – Which Mediterranean territory is captured from Spain by an Anglo-Dutch fleet during the War of the Spanish Succession?
  30. August 3, 1492 – Which explore set sail from Palos de la Frontera in Spain, searching for a western route to the Indies?
  31. August 2, 1990 – Iraq invades which bordering nation, an act that would eventually lead to the Gulf War?

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  1. August 16, 1977 – Which famous singer and rock star passes away due to heart disease complications, in Memphis, Tennessee, aged only 42?
    Elvis
  2. August 31, 2006 – Which iconic painting from Edvard Munch, stolen in 2004, is recovered by Norwegian police?
    The Scream
  3. August 30, 1916 – Which explorer returns to rescue the last of his men stranded on Elephant Island, near Antarctica?
    Shackleton
  4. August 29, 1831 – Which scientist and inventor announces that he has discovered electromagnetic induction?
    Faraday
  5. August 28, 1937 – Which major Japanese automobile company, famous for models such as the Corolla and Prius, becomes an independent company?
    Toyota
  6. August 27, 1896 – At 38 minutes, the shortest war in history takes place between the UK and which island, now part of modern Tanzania?
    Zanzibar
  7. August 26, 1676 – Robert Walpole is born in Houghton, Norfolk. He is generally considered the first person to hold which political office in the United Kingdom?
    Prime Minister
  8. August 25, 1609 – Which Italian polymath demonstrated his first telescope model to Venetian lawmakers?
    Galileo
  9. August 24, 1932 – Who became the first woman to fly non-stop across the contiguous United States?
    Amelia Earhart
  10. August 23, 1993 – Which groundbreaking innovation, developed by Tim Berners-Lee, was opened to the public for the first time?
    World Wide Web
  11. August 22, 1791 – A slave rebellion begins in which modern-day Caribbean nation, leading to its independence 13 years later?
    Haiti
  12. August 21, 1770 – Captain James Cook claims an area of which modern day country for the British crown, naming it New South Wales?
    Australia
  13. August 20, 1858 – Which naturalist, alongside Alfred Russell Wallace, first publishes his theory of evolution by natural selection?
    Charles Darwin
  14. August 19, 1944 – An uprising begins in which European capital, leading to its liberation from the Axis Powers 6 days later?
    Paris
  15. August 18, 1945 – Sukarno takes office as the first president of which newly-independent Asian nation?
    Indonesia
  16. August 17, 2008 – In Beijing, which swimmer became the first person in history to win 8 gold medals in a single Olympic Games?
    Phelps
  17. August 1, 1833 – An act passed in parliament abolished what practice across the British Empire?
    Slavery
  18. August 15, 1549 – Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima in which East Asian nation?
    Japan
  19. August 14, 1040 – Which Scotsman – the namesake of a Shakespeare play – defeats his cousin Duncan I in battle to succeed him as King of Scotland?
    Macbeth
  20. August 13, 1521 – Which Spanish conquistador captures the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
    Hernán Cortés
  21. August 12, 1964 – Which country is banned from the Olympics due to its apartheid policies?
    South Africa
  22. August 11, 1929 – Which Yankees player became the first in baseball history to hit 500 home runs, at League Park in Cleveland?
    Babe Ruth
  23. August 10, 1793 – Which famous art museum opens in Paris for the first time?
    Louvre
  24. August 9, 1173 – Construction begins on what would become a famous 'leaning tower' in which Italian city?
    Pisa
  25. August 8, 1786 – Which mountain in the Alps is first summited by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard?
    Mont Blanc
  26. August 7, 1974 – Philippe Petit walked between which two towers on a tight rope?
    Twin Towers
  27. August 6, 1945 – Which Japanese city is devastated in the first atomic bomb attack in history?
    Hiroshima
  28. August 5, 1884 – The cornerstone for which famous statue is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York harbour?
    Statue of Liberty
  29. August 4, 1704 – Which Mediterranean territory is captured from Spain by an Anglo-Dutch fleet during the War of the Spanish Succession?
    Gibraltar
  30. August 3, 1492 – Which explore set sail from Palos de la Frontera in Spain, searching for a western route to the Indies?
    Christopher Columbus
  31. August 2, 1990 – Iraq invades which bordering nation, an act that would eventually lead to the Gulf War?
    Kuwait
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