On this day in history
August 19
American
1692Five people are hanged in Salem, Massachusetts, in the witch trials.
Five people are hanged in Salem, Massachusetts, in the witch trials.
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World
1991Hardliners seize Gorbachev in a coup attempt; Yeltsin climbs a tank in Moscow to defy them.
Hardliners seize Gorbachev in a coup attempt; Yeltsin climbs a tank in Moscow to defy them.
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1934Germans vote to make Hitler head of state with dictatorial powers.
Germans vote to make Hitler head of state with dictatorial powers.
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1942Allied troops raid Dieppe, France, in a bloody rehearsal for D Day.
Allied troops raid Dieppe, France, in a bloody rehearsal for D Day.
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