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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Aug 3, 2012


• 1492: Christopher Columbus left Spain with three ships in an attempt to circle the globe

• 1678: Robert LaSalle built "Le Griffon", the first ship build in America

• 1783: 30,000 people were killed in Japan when Mt. Asama erupted

• 1852: The first inter-collegiate event: Yale and Harvard had a boat race

• 1914: Germany declared war on France

• 1936: Jesse Owens won the first of his four Olympic gold medals


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