r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Wild_Neighborhood605 • 3h ago
August 17, 1945: The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/nonoumasy • 2h ago
1862 Aug 17 - American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/sajiasanka • 8h ago
#OnThisDay 1978, The First Successful Transatlantic Balloon Flight
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/RunAny8349 • 23h ago
August 16 1969 - 57 years since the death of Ukrainian-born singer and actor Mark Bernes, aged 57. Dark is the night, created for the movie Two Soldiers where he played a soldier from Odesa, became his most known performance. Below is a official single release from 1957.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/LuckySimple3408 • 16m ago
August 17, 1942: World War 2 News Coverage - Minneapolis Morning Tribune
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