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Politics : Idea Of The Day
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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (48808)8/4/2005 6:39:51 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF  Read Replies (2) of 50167
 
August 4:

* 1578 - King Sebastian of Portugal disappeared in the Battle of Alcazarquivir, leading to a dynastic crisis.
* 1790 - A newly passed tariff act in the United States established the Revenue Cutter Service.
* 1914 - World War I: Adhering to the terms in the 1839 Treaty of London, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany in response to the German invasion of Belgium.
* 1964 - Gulf of Tonkin Incident: Two destroyers of the U.S. Navy were reportedly attacked by North Vietnamese forces in the Gulf of Tonkin.
* 1983 - A coup d'état led by Blaise Compaoré made Thomas Sankara President of Upper Volta.
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