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Politics : Idea Of The Day
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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (48826)8/7/2005 6:43:23 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF  Read Replies (1) of 50167
 
August 7:

1679 - Le Griffon, a brigantine by René-Robert de LaSalle, became the first sailing ship to navigate the Great Lakes.
1782 - The Badge of Military Merit, the original Purple Heart, was established as a military decoration in the Continental Army.
1947 - An expedition led by Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific Ocean in 101 days on his raft, Kon-Tiki.
1965 - Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman of the Federation of Malaysia demanded that Singapore withdraw from the Federation, choosing to "sever ties with a State Government that showed no measure of loyalty to its Central Government."
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