08-09-2004, 05:23 AM
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August 9th
48 BC ~ Roman Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar defeated Pompey decisively at Pharsalus and Pompey fled to Egypt.
117 ~ Death of Trajan, Roman Emperor.
378 ~ Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens was defeated by the Visigoths in present-day Turkey. Valens was killed along with 2/3 of his army.
1842 ~ Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
1896 ~ Birthday of Jean Piaget, Child Psychologist.
1945 ~ World War II: An atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" was detonated over the city of Nagasaki, Japan at 11:02 AM (local time), killing about 75,000.
1962 ~ Death of Hermann Hesse, Author.
1969 ~ Members of a cult led by Charles Manson murdered five people including Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring and, Abigail Folger.
1975 ~ Death of Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer.
1995 ~ Death of Jerry Garcia, guitarist: Grateful Dead.
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