On this day in history
August 24
American
1814British troops burn Washington, torching the Capitol and the White House.
British troops burn Washington, torching the Capitol and the White House.
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World
79Mount Vesuvius erupts and buries Pompeii, in an eruption traditionally dated to this day.
Mount Vesuvius erupts and buries Pompeii, in an eruption traditionally dated to this day.
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1991Ukraine declares independence from the Soviet Union.
Ukraine declares independence from the Soviet Union.
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